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Jorgensen, J. Normann; Kristensen, Kjeld – Language Variation and Change, 1995
Discusses the notion of regional standards of a language with regard to modern Danish. Regional and national standards of a language as well as local dialect are defined. The article shows that, for a geographical entity, a statistically determined boundary can be established in the range between the extremes of a regional dialect and national…
Descriptors: Danish, Foreign Countries, Language Variation, Models
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Ladegaard, Hans J. – International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 1998
Presents results from study of language attitudes and linguistic behavior among adolescents of both sexes in a rural community in Denmark. Study concludes that traditional pattern of boys/men speaking in a significantly more non-standard way than girls/women is reproduced in present context, and in qualitative attitude-questionnaire male…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Danish, Foreign Countries, Language Attitudes