Ethnolinguistics
[eth-noh-ling-gwis-tiks] /ˌɛθ noʊ lɪŋˈgwɪs tɪks/
noun, (used with a singular verb)
1.
the study of language as an aspect or part of culture, especially the study of the influence of language on culture and of culture on language.
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