Was/were variation across the generations: View from the city of York

Language Variation and Change

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 153-191

  Tagliamonte, Sali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85007998594     PISSN: 09543945     EISSN: 14698021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954394500001277     Document Type: Article

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