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Ethnolects and the city: Ethnic orientation and linguistic variation in Toronto English

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 May 2010

Michol F. Hoffman  and
James A. Walker
Michol F. Hoffman
Affiliation:
York University
James A. Walker
Affiliation:
York University
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Abstract

Following recent work that questions traditional social categories, this paper examines the role of ethnicity in conditioning linguistic variation. Reporting on a large-scale project in the multicultural context of Toronto, we argue for combining emic and etic approaches to social categorization. Focusing on the Chinese and Italian communities, our analysis of two sociolinguistic variables shows that speakers may vary in overall rate, but linguistic conditioning remains largely constant across and within ethnic groups. Whereas there is evidence for language transfer in the first generation, differences between generations suggest that transfer does not persist. Some speakers appear to use overall rates to express ethnic identity. Differences between communities may be explained in terms of different timelines of settlement and visible-minority status.

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Language Variation and Change , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , March 2010 , pp. 37 - 67
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