ethnolinguist

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eth⋅no⋅lin⋅guis⋅tics

[eth-noh-ling-gwis-tiks]

–noun (used with a singular verb

)

the study of language as an aspect or part of culture, esp. the study of the influence of language on culture and of culture on language.

Origin:
1945–50; ethno- + linguistics

Related forms:

eth⋅no⋅lin⋅guist, noun

eth⋅no⋅lin⋅guis⋅tic, adjective

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