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sociophonetics.

A branch of linguistics studying sociolinguistic aspects of speech sounds; the interaction between sociolinguistics and phonetics.

14 characters5 syllables approx.English language

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noun/ˌsoʊsi.oʊfəˈnɛtɪks/General-American/ˌsəʊsi.əʊfəˈnɛtɪks/Received-Pronunciation/ˌsəʊʃjəʊfəˈnɛtɪks/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A branch of linguistics studying sociolinguistic aspects of speech sounds; the interaction between sociolinguistics and phonetics.

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From socio- + phonetics.

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