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Phonology (LINGUISTICS) with Nicole Holliday

Ologies with Alie Ward

CHAPTER

Influence of Social Contact on Linguistic Trends

Exploring how language and accents evolve through social contagion, the chapter discusses speech accommodation theory and the spread of aspirational dialects. Examples like the 'valley girl' accent and aspirational styles in media are used to illustrate the impact of community interactions on linguistic behaviors.

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