La influencia de "los de abajo" en tres procesos de cambio linguistico en el espanol de Morelia, Michoacan (The Influence of "the Underclass" on Three Processes of Linguistic Change in the Spanish of Morelia, Michoacan).

Gutierrez, Manuel J.

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ERIC Number: EJ494935

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Publication Date: 1994

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La influencia de "los de abajo" en tres procesos de cambio linguistico en el espanol de Morelia, Michoacan (The Influence of "the Underclass" on Three Processes of Linguistic Change in the Spanish of Morelia, Michoacan).

Gutierrez, Manuel J.

Language Problems and Language Planning, v18 n3 p257-69 Fall 1994

Examines the role of the educational and socioeconomic levels of the speakers in advancing linguistic change. The study reviews three grammatical phenomena found at distinct stages of change. Individuals at the lower socioeconomic and educational strata of society embrace innovations in language more readily than their affluent and educated counterparts. (22 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Educational Status Comparison, Foreign Countries, Grammar, Language Attitudes, Language Variation, Linguistic Input, Socioeconomic Status, Spanish Speaking

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Mexico

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