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Peer reviewedHorvath, Barbara; Sankoff, David – Language in Society, 1987
Suggests the use of principal components analysis as an alternative solution to the problem of grouping speakers by sociological characteristics prior to quantitative analysis. An example is presented of its application to vowel variation data collected as part of a sociolinguistic survey of English in Sydney, Australia. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Classification, English, Ethnic Groups, Factor Analysis
