Men's Identities and Patterns of Variation
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Men's Identities and Patterns of Variation 1 Introduction
The sex pattern in language variation, in which men use non-standard variants more than women, has proven to be one of the most widespread phenomena in variation research. While many explanations for men's linguistic behavior have been proposed, few have been based on in-depth social science research, and even fewer on research on men's identities. Because people communicate identity through la...
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