Semenova Anna Group 4-18-01 What are the sociolects? 1 - Watch the video and study what is sociolect. A sociolect is a specific variation of a language that is used by members of a specific social class, it identifies members of that social class. 2 - Write examples of sociolects in the English language. Hierarchical Societies (high degree of difference between social classes, people at the top of the Hierarchical Societies have very distinct sociolects); Flatter Societies (low degree of difference between social classes, the distinction is not as clear).