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Sodergren, John. 1977. Speech and social prestige in the Belizian speech community. In : 35–50.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

communicative style | linguistic consciousness | prestige | social context

Language as a subject

Creole, Belize City

Annotation

Description of the socially salient role of language in all aspects of the life of speakers of Belize City Creole. Social success is said to depend upon the performance of a number of speech functions in a number of styles.