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Book: An Introduction to Linguistics and Language Studies

Chapter: Language variation

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.21173

Blurb:

This chapter discusses the variation of language, with reference to synchronic variation, sociolinguistics and speech communities. It further discusses 'dialect', as a variety of language, and 'diglossia'. Moreover, the notion of 'sociolect' is described, as well as lexical, sound, and morphosyntactic variations.

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