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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Language: | English |
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University of Kansas, Department of Linguistics
1979-01-01
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Series: | Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics |
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/663 |