Eckert, Penelope

Linguistic variation as social practice : The linguistic construction of identity in Belten High - 1st ed. - United States of America -- Wiley -- 2000 - xvi, 240p.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1. Interpreting the Meaning of Variation.
2. The Social Order of Belten High.
3. Sociolinguistic Research in the School.
4. The Vocalic Variables.
5. Outline of Variation in Belten High.
6. We Are What We Do.
7. Friendships, Networks, and Communities of Practice.
8. Style, Social Meaning, and Sound Change.

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Sociolinguistics
High school students--Language
Language and languages--Variation

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