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McDavid, Raven I. 1969. A theory of dialect. Monograph Series on Languages and Linguistics 22 : 45–62.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

dialect1 | language change

Annotation

Discussion of features that set off dialects and some of the forces that cause them, of the difference between regional and social dialects, and of the way in which a regional dialect becomes a social one.