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koineization: a standalone construct

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koineization1 CONSTRUCTKoineizationKERSWILL · SOCIOLINGUISTICS

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Sociolinguistics

the emergence of a new, leveled variety when speakers of different dialects mix, as in new towns.

In sociolinguistics, koineization refers to the emergence of a new, leveled variety when speakers of different dialects mix, as in new towns. This meaning comes from Kerswill (2000) in Language in Society.[1]

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emergence5 fields · 12 citationsjingle · one word, five constructsvariety3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

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  1. Kerswill, P., & Williams, A. (2000). Creating a New Town koine: Children and language change in Milton Keynes. Language in Society, 29(1), 65-115. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0047404500001020

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