Variationist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Variationist is a noun meaning (linguistics) A sociolinguist who studies systematic patterns of variation of linguistic forms.
Meaning
(linguistics) A sociolinguist who studies systematic patterns of variation of linguistic forms.
More Meanings
- (linguistics) Focused on systematic patterns of variation of linguistic forms.
Example Sentences
The central ideas of variationist sociolinguistics are that an understanding of language requires an understanding of variable as well as categorical processes, and that the variation witnessed at all levels of language is not random.
Word Forms
- variationists
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Related dictionary entries include sociolinguistics, variationism, usagist, linguist, dialectologist, phonetician.
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