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Publication Date: 1988
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Folk Speech: Doing What Comes Naturally.
Baker, Ronald L.
Contemporary Education, v59 n2 p91-93 Win 1988
The study of folk speech, which traditionally included only regional dialects, has evolved to include cultural and generational dialects. This article discusses how folk speech study has come to include a range of dialects and a variety of sociolinguistic trends. (JL)
Descriptors: Dialects, Ethnography, Folk Culture, Language Classification, North American English, Sociolinguistics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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