Language change and gender Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
Which gender typically leads linguistic change?
A
Women
2
Q
What did Labov’s Martha’s vineyard study find about who leads phonological change?
A
Found that men lead phonological change (sound) because of their loyalty to an older set of values being threatened by tourists
3
Q
Who did Milroy find to lead linguistic change in her Belfast study?
A
Women overall, especially in SE, but men did lead slang
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