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| The language variety of an individual speaker |
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| The property of languages having different ways to express the same meanings in different contexts according to factors such as geography, social class, gender, etc. |
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| Any form of language characterized by systematic features. Varieties can range from idiolects to dialects to distinct languages |
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| The process of using more than one marker of negation when only one such marker would be used in Standard American English |
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| Situation in which speakers of different language varieties are about to understand and communicate with one another |
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| Having high standing or respect in a community |
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| A group of people speaking the same dialect, usually defined by factors such as geographical distribution, age, gender, and socioeconomic status |
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| The process of pronouncing a non-vowel as a vowel |
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