The imposed norm hypothesis: A validation
- 1 December 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Quarterly Journal of Speech
- Vol. 60 (4) , 405-410
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00335637409383249
Abstract
Previous work suggests that standard dialects assume their prestige over other language varieties not because they are linguistically or aesthetically superior, but because of historical, cultural norms. An empirical investigation lends this view support by showing that British listeners cannot differentiate evaluatively speech styles having distinct social meanings in Greece.Keywords
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