The Role of Stylistic Choices in Language Change [microform] / Susan J. Wolfe.

The variation seen as deviation among the nonstandard styles of English does not represent a decay of the language, but rather, is necessary for simplification and other changes of English structure. The modern-day English pronominal system resulted from the incorporation of Scandinavian forms in th...

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Online Access:	Request ERIC Document
Main Author:	Wolfe, Susan J.
Format:	Microfilm Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1980.
Subjects:	Diachronic Linguistics. Language Styles. Language Usage. Middle English. Nonstandard Dialects. Sex Differences. Social Dialects. Standard Spoken Usage.