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Sociolinguistics

the distinction between language changes that occur with social awareness, often toward prestige forms, and those that proceed below the level of conscious awareness.

In sociolinguistics, change from above and below refers to the distinction between language changes that occur with social awareness, often toward prestige forms, and those that proceed below the level of conscious awareness. This meaning comes from Labov (1973) in Sociolinguistic patterns.[1]

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awareness3 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs level1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct prestige2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

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Labov, W. (1973). Sociolinguistic patterns. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 9780631177104

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