The quantitative analysis of linguistic variation

Guy, Gregory R.

doi:10.1075/z.68.11guy

In:American Dialect Research: Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the American Dialect Society, 1889–1989
Edited by Dennis R. Preston
[Not in series 68] 1993
► pp. 223–249

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The quantitative analysis of linguistic variation

Gregory R. Guy

Published online: 7 June 1993

https://doi.org/10.1075/z.68.11guy

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