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ERIC Number: EJ274551
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982
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Language and Group Identity.
Milroy, Leslie
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, v3 n3 p207-16 1982
Explores the tension between the manner in which intergroup language differences are used to symbolize group membership and the manner in which they mirror and reinforce social class and power distinctions. (EKN)
Descriptors: Group Unity, Identification (Psychology), Language Attitudes, Language Role, Language Usage, Nonstandard Dialects, Regional Dialects, Social Dialects, Standard Spoken Usage
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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