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Investigating variation the effects of social organization and social setting

Title
Investigating variation [electronic resource] : the effects of social organization and social setting / Nancy C. Dorian.
Author
Dorian, Nancy C.
Publication
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2010.

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Description
1 online resource (xxii, 350 p.) : ill.
Series Statement
Oxford studies in sociolinguistics
Uniform Title
Investigating variation (Online)
Alternative Title
Investigating variation (Online)
Subject
  • Scottish Gaelic language > Dialects > Scotland > Sutherland
  • Scottish Gaelic language > Variation
  • Scottish Gaelic language > Social aspects
  • Fishers > Scotland > Sutherland > Language
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-333) and index.
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  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
The variation puzzle -- The East Sutherland fishing communities -- Dimensions of linguistic variation in a socioeconomically homogeneous population -- 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?
LCCN
2008046388
OCLC
ssj0000409957
Author
Dorian, Nancy C.
Title
Investigating variation [electronic resource] : the effects of social organization and social setting / Nancy C. Dorian.
Imprint
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2010.
Series
Oxford studies in sociolinguistics
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-333) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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