Investigating variation :
Dorian, Nancy C.
Investigating variation : the effects of social organization and social setting / Nancy C. Dorian. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2010. - xxii, 350 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Oxford studies in sociolinguistics .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-333) and index.
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?
9780195385939 (hardcover : acidfree paper) 9780195385922 (pbk. : acidfree paper)
2008046388
Scottish Gaelic language--Dialects--Scotland--Sutherland.
Scottish Gaelic language--Variation.
Scottish Gaelic language--Social aspects.
Fishers--Language.--Scotland--Sutherland
PB1598.S96 / D62 2010
491.637 D N I
Investigating variation : the effects of social organization and social setting / Nancy C. Dorian. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2010. - xxii, 350 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Oxford studies in sociolinguistics .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-333) and index.
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?
9780195385939 (hardcover : acidfree paper) 9780195385922 (pbk. : acidfree paper)
2008046388
Scottish Gaelic language--Dialects--Scotland--Sutherland.
Scottish Gaelic language--Variation.
Scottish Gaelic language--Social aspects.
Fishers--Language.--Scotland--Sutherland
PB1598.S96 / D62 2010
491.637 D N I