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Ornstein, Jacob – 1977
This paper proposes a tentative notational or marking system which attempts to provide more information on the sociolinguistic constraints upon the use of linguistic features than has been the case in other systems. A review of other studies in language variation, particularly those of William Labov, suggests that much can be done toward…
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Language Attitudes, Language Classification, Language Patterns