TY - BOOK AU - Dorian,Nancy C. TI - Investigating variation: the effects of social organization and social setting T2 - Oxford studies in sociolinguistics SN - 9780195385939 (hardcover : acidfree paper) AV - PB1598.S96 D62 2010 U1 - 491.637 D N I 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Scottish Gaelic language KW - Dialects KW - Scotland KW - Sutherland KW - Variation KW - Social aspects KW - Fishers KW - Language N1 - 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? ER -