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Social Variation

Social Variation is a linguistic phenomenon within the study of language and phonetic variation that refers to systematic differences in speech patterns arising from social factors such as class, gender, ethnicity, or social identity, distinguishing it from regional or stylistic variation by its grounding in social stratification and interaction.

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Variation and the indexical field<sup>1</sup>

Penelope Eckert · Journal of Sociolinguistics · 2008 · 2K citations

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Three Waves of Variation Study: The Emergence of Meaning in the Study of Sociolinguistic Variation

Penelope Eckert · Annual Review of Anthropology · 2012 · 1.9K citations

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The intersection of sex and social class in the course of linguistic change

William Labov · Language Variation and Change · 1990 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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The whole woman: Sex and gender differences in variation

Penelope Eckert · Language Variation and Change · 1989 · 977 citations · Full text

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<b>The social differentiation of English in Norwich</b> . By Peter Trudgill. (Cambridge studies in linguistics, 13.) Cambridge: University Press, 1974. Pp. x, 211. $14.50.

Ronald K. S. Macaulay · Language · 1976 · 878 citations

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  1. WL
    William Labov

    California University of Pennsylvania, United States

    5 publications · 1.8K citations

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  2. RD
    Robin Dodsworth

    North Carolina State University, United States

    4 publications · 110 citations

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  3. DS
    Devyani Sharma

    Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 374 citations

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  4. PE
    Penelope Eckert

    Stanford University, United States

    4 publications · 5K citations

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  5. MM
    Miriam Meyerhoff

    Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

    3 publications · 202 citations

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  1. Queen Mary University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    8 publications

    804 citations

  2. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    4.2K citations

  3. California University of Pennsylvania

    California, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    2K citations

  4. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    173 citations

  5. University of Auckland

    Auckland, New Zealand

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    590 citations

  6. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    788 citations

  7. North Carolina State University

    Raleigh, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    82 citations

  8. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    275 citations

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  1. Journal of Sociolinguistics

    10 publications · 3.1K citations

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  2. Language Variation and Change

    9 publications · 2.7K citations

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  3. Language

    7 publications · 1.9K citations

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 6 publications · 326 citations

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  5. Language in Society

    6 publications · 498 citations

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