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Dorian, Nancy C. – Language, 1994
Discusses the assumption that linguistic heterogeneity reflects social heterogeneity. The article examines a challenge to this assumption evident in the Gaelic-speaking communities of East Sutherland, Scotland, with homogeneous populations showing well-established patterns of language variation that do not correlate with socioeconomic status. (38…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Code Switching (Language), Contrastive Linguistics, Data Analysis