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Investigating variation : the effects of social organization and social setting / Nancy C. Dorian.

LIBRA PB1598.S96 D62 2010
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Dorian, Nancy C.
Series:
Oxford studies in sociolinguistics
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Scottish Gaelic language--Dialects--Scotland--Sutherland.
Scottish Gaelic language.
Scottish Gaelic language--Variation.
Scottish Gaelic language--Social aspects.
Fishers--Scotland--Sutherland--Language.
Fishers.
Scottish Gaelic language--Dialects.
Scotland--Sutherland.
Physical Description:
xxii, 350 pages ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Contents:
The variation puzzle
The East Sutherland fishing communities
Dimensions of linguistic variation in a socioeconomically homogeneous population
A general introduction to speakers and variables
A close look at some Embo variables and their use
Kin groups, peer groups, and variation
Speech norms, accommodation, and speaking well in Gaelic Embo
Socially neutral linguistic variation: where, why, what for, and how?
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780195385939
0195385934
9780195385922
0195385926
OCLC:
269455510

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