This is the 11028th most frequent Catalan word.
sociolingüística
The study of the relationship between language and society.
Here, 'sociolingüística' is used as the subject of the sentence, indicating the field of study.
La sociolingüística estudia la relació entre llengua i societat.
Sociolinguistics studies the relationship between language and society.
Here, 'sociolingüística' is used as a possessive noun to denote the source of the findings being discussed.
Les troballes de la sociolingüística ens ajuden a entendre les diferències lingüístiques regionals.
The findings of sociolinguistics help us understand regional linguistic differences.
In this sentence, 'sociolingüística' functions as the field of study being pursued.