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Sociolinguist vs Linguist - What's the difference?

sociolinguist | linguist |

As nouns the difference between sociolinguist and linguist

is that sociolinguist is a person who studies sociolinguistics while linguist is one who studies linguistics.

sociolinguist

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who studies sociolinguistics.

    • Related terms

    * sociolinguistics * sociolinguistic

    References

    * "The "quick look at the markets" on news bulletins is a form of what sociolinguists call phatic communication: a message without any real content, just there for the sake of communicating something." - {{cite news , first = Joe , last = Moran , url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,1991144,00.html , title = A prayer with no meaning , work = Guardian Unlimited , Comment is free , publisher = www.guardian.co.uk , date = 2007-01-16 , accessdate = 2007-01-26 , language = English }}

    linguist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who studies linguistics.
  • A person skilled in languages.
  • A human translator; an interpreter, especially in the armed forces.

    • Derived terms

    * bilinguist * linguistic * linguistics * trilinguist

    See also

    * (l) * (l)