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What is Understanding Speech Communities about?

This document discusses different frameworks for defining speech communities: speech communities, social networks, and communities of practice. Speech communities are traditionally defined as groups who share a common language or dialect. However, this definition has been criticized for being too simplistic. Labov and Saville-Troike proposed definitions that emphasize shared evaluative norms in addition to shared language. Social networks focus on the social ties between speakers and how these ties influenc

Author

Roberta Končar

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EN