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The development of the directional adverb hin in an Alemannic dialect: From sociolinguistic marker to stereotype

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2008

Rosina Lippi-Green
Rosina Lippi-Green
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University of Michigan at Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI 48109-1275
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Abstract

In a small community of approximately 760 High Alemannic speakers, four reflexes of the MHG directional particle anhin co-occur: (aje), (ae), (ahe) and (ane) in a case of active variation leading to change. The distribution patterns indicate that the most active variants, (aje) and (ane), are evaluated differently by different segments of the community. In the adult population we find speakers for whom the variation is still active and subconscious as well as those for whom the change is complete or otherwise inactive. In contrast, the children and adolescents use the conservative variant as a sociolinguistic stereotype. This pattern suggests that the classical sociolinguistic definition of speech community may be inadequate.

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Journal of Germanic Linguistics , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , January 1991 , pp. 31 - 50
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Copyright © Society for Germanic Linguistics 1991

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