Keywords
Social identity, language, society
Abstract
This study aims to investigate the relationship between sociolinguistic variables, such as socioeconomic status and education level, and language variation. Drawing upon theories of linguistic variation and social identity, hypotheses are formulated to explore how these variables influence linguistic choices and patterns within a specific speech community.
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