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Where does “sociophonetics” come from?

sociophonetics (English) comes from English phonetics, from English phonetic, from Latin phōnēticus, from Ancient Greek φωνητῐκός, from Ancient Greek φωνή, from Proto-Hellenic pʰōnā́, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₂-néh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.

sociophonetics (English): A branch of linguistics studying sociolinguistic...

Definitions

  1. A branch of linguistics studying sociolinguistic...

Ancestry of “sociophonetics”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphoneticsThe study of the physical sounds of human speech,...
2EnglishphoneticRelating to the sounds of spoken language;...
3Latinphōnēticus—
4Ancient Greekφωνητῐκός—
5Ancient Greekφωνήsound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,...
6Proto-Hellenicpʰōnā́—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoh₂-néh₂—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →