ethnolinguistic
Concerning language-based groups
Ethnolinguistic describes the relationship between ethnic identity and language—how language shapes, reflects, or defines a cultural group.
Ethnolinguistic boundaries often determine how populations are classified: The region's ethnolinguistic diversity makes census-taking complicated.
An ethnolinguistic minority may speak a different language from the surrounding population.
Coexisting language varieties, distinct roles
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
- endangermentCausing risk of harm
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
Inherited cultural legacy
- belongingState of fitting in
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- homelandOne's native land
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
nationalism · roots · lineage · affiliation · solidarity · community · pride · self-identification
Regional language variety
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- mother-tongueLanguage acquired from birth
- creoleNativized pidgin tongue
- pidginImprovised contact language
patois · lexicon · phonology · morphology · syntax · semantics · orthography · script
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
mythology · beliefs · worldview · cosmology · symbolism · taboos · rites · practices
Research conducted on location
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
- surveySystematic data collection
corpus · elicitation · transcription · annotation · anthropology · demography · census · typology
diglossia
Coexisting language varieties, distinct roles
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
- endangermentCausing risk of harm
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
diaspora · nationalism · roots · lineage · affiliation · solidarity · community · pride · self-identification · nationhood
dialect
Regional language variety
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- mother-tongueLanguage acquired from birth
- creoleNativized pidgin tongue
pidgin · patois · lexicon · phonology · morphology · syntax · semantics · orthography · script · tone
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
ceremonies · mythology · beliefs · worldview · cosmology · symbolism · taboos · rites · practices · values
fieldwork
Research conducted on location
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
survey · corpus · elicitation · transcription · annotation · anthropology · demography · census · typology · description
ethnolinguisticdialectal
Of regional speech patterns
structural · ahistorical · phonological · synchronic · syntactic
ethnolinguisticindividual
One separate human being
socioeconomic · personal · monolingual · civic · territorial
language, ethnic, linguist, linguistic, linguistics, ethnicity, bilingualism, ethnography, ethnology