THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL BASES OF THE CONCEPT OF SOCIOLINGUISTICS
Keywords:
sociolinguistics, social environment, macro-sociolinguistics, micro- sociolinguistics, sociolinguistic competenceAbstract
This article discusses the theoretical and practical foundations of the concept of sociolinguistics and the importance of this field in the study of the impact of society on language. It also describes the views of linguists in this regard, the history of the origin and development of the filed, its connection with other disciplines, and explains in detail the sociolinguistic issues with practical examples. In addition, the terms as macro-sociolinguistics and micro-sociolinguistics and sociolinguistic competence are explained.
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