linguistic community
[lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk kəˈmjuːnɪti]
nounpl: linguistic communities
comunidade linguística
1. A group of people who share a common language or dialect and interact through that shared language system
The linguistic community in Quebec includes both French and English speakers.
A comunidade linguística em Quebec inclui falantes de francês e inglês.
2. A speech community bound together by shared linguistic norms, practices, and conventions
Within the linguistic community, speakers understand and follow the same grammar rules and vocabulary.
Dentro da comunidade linguística, os falantes entendem e seguem as mesmas regras gramaticais e vocabulário.
3. In sociolinguistics, a group of speakers who share language varieties and participate in common linguistic interactions
Linguists study how linguistic communities adapt their language based on social contexts.
Linguistas estudam como comunidades linguísticas adaptam sua linguagem de acordo com contextos sociais.
This is primarily an academic and technical term used in linguistics, sociolinguistics, and anthropology. In Brazil, it's commonly discussed in university settings when studying language variation, regional dialects, and multilingualism. The term reflects the sociolinguistic understanding that language is not uniform but varies based on the communities that use it. Brazil's diverse linguistic landscape makes this concept particularly relevant when discussing indigenous languages, regional Portuguese variations, and immigrant language communities.
Related Idioms & Phrases
within the linguistic community
across the linguistic community
share a linguistic community
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