The Role of Stylistic Choices in Language Change

The Role of Stylistic Choices in Language Change [microform] / Susan J. Wolfe.

The variation seen as deviation among the nonstandard styles of English does not represent a decay of the language, but rather, is necessary for simplification and other changes of English structure. The modern-day English pronominal system resulted from the incorporation of Scandinavian forms in th...

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Main Author: Wolfe, Susan J.
Format: Microfilm Book
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1980.
Subjects:
Diachronic Linguistics.
Language Styles.
Language Usage.
Middle English.
Nonstandard Dialects.
Sex Differences.
Social Dialects.
Standard Spoken Usage.

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