Investigating variation the effects of social organization and social setting

Linguistic variation has mostly been studied in communities that conform to certain forms of social organization. This book explores variation in small enclaves of non-dominant languages such a fishing communities in Gaelic speaking Scotland

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dorian, Nancy C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2009, 2009
Series:Oxford studies in sociolinguistics / Oxford studies in sociolinguistics
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:Linguistic variation has mostly been studied in communities that conform to certain forms of social organization. This book explores variation in small enclaves of non-dominant languages such a fishing communities in Gaelic speaking Scotland
Physical Description:xxii, 350 p. ill
ISBN:9780199870141
0199870144