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Review published In: Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages
Vol. 12:2 (1997) ► pp.345–351

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J[ack] K. Chambers. Sociolinguistic theory: Linguistic variation and its social significance. J[ack] K. Chambers. Oxford, UK and Cambridge, USA: Blackwell, 1995. xxi, 284 pp. including notes, references, and index. Hardback. $52.95 Paperback. $19.95

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Published online: 1 January 1997
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