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Meaning of folk linguistics | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Beliefs held by speakers about their language or language more generally; the study of these beliefs.

uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Laienlinguistik

Examples

“In light of the findings from early research in social psychology, research in folk linguistics has also examined the social characteristics that non-experts associate with regional linguistic variation.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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