sociolinguistics

Scope Note

Differentiation in styles (e.g., conversational, narrative, rhetorical); stylistic modifications in phonology, grammar, and vocabulary; styles typed according to gender, age, status, and social context, euphemisms and metaphorical usages; profanity; etc.

Identifier

Broader Term

• 190 language

Related Terms

• 530 art
• 533 music
• 560 social stratification
• 576 etiquette
• 784 avoidance and taboo
• 789 magic
• 831 sexuality