On the nature of isolated and post‐isolated dialects: Innovation, variation and differentiation
The investigation of two historically isolated communities in the United States, Smith Island, Maryland, and the Lumbee Native American community in Robeson County, North Carolina, demonstrates that, contrary to assumption, isolated communities may be linguistically innovative and heterogeneous. Exp...
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crwiley:10.1111/1467-9481.00177 2023-12-03T10:30:17+01:00 On the nature of isolated and post‐isolated dialects: Innovation, variation and differentiation Schilling‐Estes, Natalie 2002 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-9481.00177 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2F1467-9481.00177 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1467-9481.00177 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Journal of Sociolinguistics volume 6, issue 1, page 64-85 ISSN 1360-6441 1467-9841 History and Philosophy of Science Linguistics and Language Philosophy Sociology and Political Science Language and Linguistics journal-article 2002 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9481.00177 2023-11-09T14:27:08Z The investigation of two historically isolated communities in the United States, Smith Island, Maryland, and the Lumbee Native American community in Robeson County, North Carolina, demonstrates that, contrary to assumption, isolated communities may be linguistically innovative and heterogeneous. Explanations are both cognitive and social. Speakers in isolated communities are not subject to the leveling pressure that comes with exposure to heterogeneous usage norms and so are free to retain intra‐dialectal variation and carry through internal innovations. In addition, the close‐knit networks that characterize isolated communities allow for the transmission of intricate patterns of intra‐community variation, while the inward focus of such communities heightens the social semiotic importance of this variation. The present study also shows that as communities emerge from historic isolation, they do not necessarily succumb to leveling pressure. Instead, speakers’ desire to retain cultural distinctiveness may enable them to retain and even enhance their linguistic distinctiveness. Article in Journal/Newspaper Smith Island Wiley Online Library (via Crossref) Smith Island ENVELOPE(-62.520,-62.520,-62.981,-62.981) Journal of Sociolinguistics 6 1 64 85 |
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The investigation of two historically isolated communities in the United States, Smith Island, Maryland, and the Lumbee Native American community in Robeson County, North Carolina, demonstrates that, contrary to assumption, isolated communities may be linguistically innovative and heterogeneous. Explanations are both cognitive and social. Speakers in isolated communities are not subject to the leveling pressure that comes with exposure to heterogeneous usage norms and so are free to retain intra‐dialectal variation and carry through internal innovations. In addition, the close‐knit networks that characterize isolated communities allow for the transmission of intricate patterns of intra‐community variation, while the inward focus of such communities heightens the social semiotic importance of this variation. The present study also shows that as communities emerge from historic isolation, they do not necessarily succumb to leveling pressure. Instead, speakers’ desire to retain cultural distinctiveness may enable them to retain and even enhance their linguistic distinctiveness. |
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