Sociolect - a podcast by Word of the Day
from 2021-03-19T10:00
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Sociolect is a noun that refers to a dialect of a particular class.
Our word of the day is a fairly recent addition to English, originating in the 1970s. The prefix S-O-C-I-O means ‘related to society,’ while the suffix L-E-C-T refers to a dialect. When combined we get a word for a way of speaking unique to a social class.
The guys I worked with on the dock spoke with a sociolect that distinguished them from my colleagues in law school. I often felt I needed a translator when going from one location to another.
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