The role of marriage in linguistic contact and variation: Two Hmong dialects in Texas

Journal of Sociolinguistics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 89-115

  Stanford, James N ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community of practice; Culture; Dialect acquisition; Dialect contact; Gender; Hmong; Indigenous minority; Marriage

Indexed keywords

EID: 75649140249     PISSN: 13606441     EISSN: 14679841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9841.2009.00436.x     Document Type: Article

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