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Linguistic variation and change: On the historical sociolinguistics of English. By James Milroy. (Language in society, 19.) Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1992. Pp. xii, 243. Cloth $49.95, paper $19.95.

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Linguistic variation and change: On the historical sociolinguistics of English. By James Milroy. (Language in society, 19.) Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1992. Pp. xii, 243. Cloth $49.95, paper $19.95.

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George Yonek  and
Lyle Campbell
George Yonek*
Affiliation:
Louisiana State University
Lyle Campbell*
Affiliation:
Louisiana State University
*
Program in Linguistics, 136B Coates Hall, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Program in Linguistics, 136B Coates Hall, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
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Language , Volume 70 , Issue 2 , June 1994 , pp. 372 - 378
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Copyright © 1994 by Linguistic Society of America

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