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Peer reviewedSapir, J. David – Language in Society, 1975
The Diola-Fogny of Senegal, West Africa, socially intuit with the meta-linguistic terms "big" and "thin" the tense/lax vowel contrast that is basic to their phonology. The two terms are primarily used to identify speech variation among individuals and groups. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: African Languages, Language Variation, Phonology, Social Structure
Peer reviewedHorvath, Barbara; Sankoff, David – Language in Society, 1987
Suggests the use of principal components analysis as an alternative solution to the problem of grouping speakers by sociological characteristics prior to quantitative analysis. An example is presented of its application to vowel variation data collected as part of a sociolinguistic survey of English in Sydney, Australia. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Classification, English, Ethnic Groups, Factor Analysis
