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Dialect Levelling in British English by Lilia Bella Lilia is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses two potential mechanisms behind regional dialect levelling in British English: geographical diffusion and levelling. Geographical diffusion involves features spreading from dominant centers to surrounding areas in a wave-like pattern. Levelling refers to the reduction of marked, local variants in favor of more widely distributed forms through accommodation between speakers. The document reviews sociolinguistic studies of dialect change in British cities and the concept of dialect lev
- Author
- Lilia Bella Lilia
- Language
- EN