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Article published In: Australian Review of Applied Linguistics
Vol. 13:2 (1990) ► pp.97–113

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Gender differences in a bilingual Tamil-English community

 | National Institute of Education, Singapore
Published online: 1 January 1990
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https://doi.org/10.1075/aral.13.2.05sar
Abstract
In this paper the relationship between socio-cultural, socio-economic factors and linguistic variables in a bilingual community in Singapore is examined. The results show that education and socio-economic status correlate significantly with linguistic variables. Socio-economic status and socio-psychological factors best help to explain gender differences in linguistic variation.
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