sociolinguist

== English == === Etymology === Back-formation from sociolinguistics. === Noun === sociolinguist (plural sociolinguists) A person who studies sociolinguistics. ==== Related terms ==== sociolinguistics sociolinguistic ==== Translations ==== === References === "The "quick look at the markets" on news bulletins is a form of what sociolinguists call phatic communication: a message without any real content, just there for the sake of communicating something." - Moran, Joe (16 January 2007), “A prayer with no meaning”, in Guardian Unlimited‎[1], www.guardian.co.uk, retrieved 26 January 2007