socioleto

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• sociolecto (pre-1990 spelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsɔ.siwˈlɛ.tu/ [ˌsɔ.siʊ̯ˈlɛ.tu], /ˌsɔ.si.oˈlɛ.tu/ [ˌsɔ.sɪ.oˈlɛ.tu], (faster pronunciation) /ˌsɔ.sjoˈlɛ.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsɔ.siwˈlɛ.tu/ [ˌsɔ.siʊ̯ˈlɛ.tu], /ˌsɔ.si.oˈlɛ.tu/ [ˌsɔ.sɪ.oˈlɛ.tu], (faster pronunciation) /ˌsɔ.sjoˈlɛ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsɔ.si.oˈlɛ.to/ [ˌsɔ.sɪ.oˈlɛ.to], (faster pronunciation) /ˌsɔ.sjoˈlɛ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌsɔ.sjɔˈlɛ.tu/

• Hyphenation: so‧ci‧o‧le‧to

Noun

socioleto m (plural socioletos)

1. (sociolinguistics) sociolect (a language variant used by a particular social group)