Title Investigating variation : the effects of social organization and social setting / Nancy C. Dorian

Published New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (xxii, 350 pages) : illustrations Series Oxford studies in sociolinguistics Oxford studies in sociolinguistics. Summary Linguistic variation has mostly been studied in communities that conform to certain forms of social organization. This book explores variation in small enclaves of non-dominant languages, such a fishing communities in Gaelic speaking Scotland Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Fishers -- Scotland -- Sutherland -- Language Scottish Gaelic language -- Dialects -- Scotland -- Sutherland Scottish Gaelic language -- Social aspects Scottish Gaelic language -- Variation Fishers -- Language Scottish Gaelic language -- Dialects Scottish Gaelic language -- Social aspects Scotland -- Sutherland Form Electronic book ISBN 9780195385939 0195385934

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