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Peer reviewedLuhman, Reid – Language in Society, 1990
Employs the matched guise technique to compare attitudes in Kentucky about Appalachian English and Standard American English held by speakers of both language varieties. The study suggests that speakers of Appalachian English partially accept low status evaluation of their dialect, but reject other negative stereotypes about their community…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Language Attitudes, Language Variation, Social Status
