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Investigating variation : the effects of social organization and social setting /

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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
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Series:Oxford studies in sociolinguistics.
Subjects:
Fishers > Scotland > Sutherland > Language.
Scottish Gaelic language > Dialects > Scotland > Sutherland.
Scottish Gaelic language > Social aspects.
Scottish Gaelic language > Variation.
Pêcheurs > Écosse > Sutherland > Langage.
Écossais (Langue) > Dialectes > Écosse > Sutherland.
Écossais (Langue) > Aspect social.
Écossais (Langue) > Variation.
Fishers > Language
Scottish Gaelic language > Dialects
Scottish Gaelic language > Social aspects
Scotland > Sutherland
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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:1 online resource (xxii, 350 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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