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Social Factors
When two people speak with one another, there is always more going on than just conveying a message. The language used by the participants is always influenced by a number of social factors which define the relationship between the participants.
Attitudes Toward Nonstandard Language in the Classroom
Compares attitudes of German-speaking and English-speaking students and teacher toward dialects of their language. Includes slide show and bibliography. Undergraduate honors thesis of Kendra Banks Perry.
Sociolinguistics - Concept of 'Language'
Need language be seen as a continuum of different accents, or as a fixed structure of rules? Undergraduate essay.
Sociolinguistics Laboratory - University of Ottawa
Site details people, materials as well as past and ongoing research studies into results of language contact.
Language Futures Europe
Links to sites about multilingualism, language policy and the dominance of English in Europe.
International Dialects of English Archive
A repository of primary source recordings for actors and other artists in the performing arts.
Dialect Survey Maps
Online pronunciation test and maps of answers.
North Carolina Language and Life Project
An organization performing research and leading educational programs in representative speech communities.
Atlas of North American English
A survey of linguistic changes in progress in North American English.
The Global Language Monitor
Essays and articles on various linguistic topics, and an algorithmic analysis of political language use in the United States.
More Sociolinguistics Sites
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