Variationism Uncommon

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions

Noun

The sociolinguistic study of variation in usage among speakers of the same language.

See Also

language variation usage sociolinguistic

Related Terms

language variation usage sociolinguistic

Rhyming Words

ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism

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