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Linguistic Variation

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Linguistic variation refers to the coexistence of alternative linguistic forms within a language, including differences in pronunciation, vocabulary, morphology, syntax, and discourse patterns across speakers and communicative contexts [1]. Such variation may correlate with regional origin, social identity, age, social class, interactional setting, and communicative style, while remaining systematic rather than random [1]. In sociolinguistics, linguistic variation is analyzed through the distribution of linguistic variables and their variants across populations and contexts, as well as their relationships with social structure and language change.

Linguistic variation Sociolinguistics Language varieties Language change
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  1. Elizabeth Closs Traugott; William Labov, Sociolinguistic patterns. (Conduct and Communication, 4.) Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1972.. Lang. Soc. 1975, 4, 89-107. [CrossRef]
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