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Record 1 2021-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
  • Regional Dialects and Expressions
DEF

A variety of a language that is used by a particular social group, demographic, social class or occupational group within a society.

OBS

Excludes varieties of a language that are restricted to a geographical area.

OBS

In contrast to a regional dialect, a social dialect is a variety of a language spoken by a particular group based on social characteristics other than geography.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
  • Régionalismes et usages particuliers
DEF

Usage langagier spécifique d'un groupe social, d'une groupe démographique, d'une classe sociale ou d'un groupe professionnel particulier au sein d'une société.

OBS

[À] l'exception des usages liés à la zone géographique [...]

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