Linguistic variation as social practice : the linguistic construction of identity in Belten High

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Linguistic variation as social practice : the linguistic construction of identity in Belten High

Penelope Eckert

(Language in society, 27)

Blackwell Pub., 2000

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-234) and index

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Description

This volume provides an ethnographically rich account of sociolinguistic variation in an adolescent population.

Table of Contents

List of Figures. List of Tables. Preface. Introduction: Variation and Agency. Interpreting the Meaning of Variation. The Social Order of Belten High. Sociolinguistic Research in the School. The Vocalic Variables. Outline of Variation in Belten High. We Are What We Do. Friendships, Networks, and Communities of Practice. Style, Social Meaning, and Sound Change. References. Index.

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