Editing Sociolinguistics (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> ==
* '''Sociolinguistics''' — The study of language in relation to social factors.
* '''Dialect''' — A variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties by vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation.
* '''Sociolect''' — A dialect associated with a particular social class or group.
* '''Ethnolect''' — A dialect associated with a particular ethnic group (e.g., AAVE).
* '''Idiolect''' — The unique, individual way a particular person speaks.
* '''Register''' — A variety of language used for a particular purpose or in a particular social setting (e.g., formal vs. informal).
* '''Code-Switching''' — The practice of alternating between two or more languages or varieties in a single conversation.
* '''Prestige''' — The social value or status attached to a particular language or dialect.
* '''Diglossia''' — A situation where two varieties of the same language are used by the same community in different social contexts (e.g., High Arabic vs. Low Arabic).
* '''Standard Language''' — The variety of a language that is used as the norm for education, government, and media.
* '''Vernacular''' — The native, everyday language or dialect of a specific population.
* '''Jargon''' — Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.
* '''Slang''' — Informal words and phrases that are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people (often generational).
* '''Lingua Franca''' — A language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different.
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