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This paper tries to examine and determine the relevance of the study of the language of folklore to sociolinguistics since folklore being constituted by all the facets of the traditions, customs and culture of the speech community is embodied and composed in, and manifested and transmitted by means of language, particularly speech, and sociolinguistics discovers and ascertains the relations of language to society. To explore the issue in question, the researcher first explicates the role of language in folklore and then highlights the aspects of language studied in sociolinguistics. Finally, the relevance of the study of the language of folklore to sociolinguistics has been established and exhibited.
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- Dr. M Maniruzzaman (Autor:in), 2008, The study of the language embodying and transmitting folklore - an endeavour to reveal its relevance to sociolinguistics, München, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/93337
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This is an eye opener which reveals the fact that sociolinguists can study folktales to interprete the effect of society on language use.