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Perspectives on sociolinguistic variation (Review article)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2008

Ralph W. Fasold
Ralph W. Fasold
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Department of LinguisticsGeorgetown University
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This chapter [of Sociolinguistic patterns – RWF] will deal with the study of language structure and evolution within the social context of the speech community. The linguistic topics to be considered here cover the area usually named “general linguistics,” dealing with phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics (Labov 1972:184). Surely, this is too narrow a conception of the role of sociolinguistic research (Romaine 1982:6).

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Language in Society , Volume 14 , Issue 4 , December 1985, pp. 515 - 526
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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