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Download full textMacedo, Donaldo P. – 1981
Research has demonstrated that many linguistic features correlate with social stratification of speakers and that these features often serve as social identifiers that trigger language stereotypes. An experiment was conducted to verify these findings with regard to Portuguese ethnic groups. Judges from four Portuguese-speaking ethnic groups…
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Ethnic Groups, Language Attitudes, Language Styles
