A Socio-Linguistic Inquiry Into Language Change: Alsatian, A Case Study

Alternating French and German dominance, and concomitant differing language policies, have determined the sociolinguistic position of Alsatian, a German dialect, spoken in Eastern France. Subjected to policies aimed at producing linguistic assimilation and uniformity, Alsatian has survived as an unw...

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Main Author: Hessini, Marguerite
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Kansas, Department of Linguistics 1979-01-01
Series:Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1808/663