What is it about?

We review the history of Labov's pivotal notion, Speech Community, in the light of a Mexican Spanish-language setting.

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Why is it important?

A critical consideration of the Speech Community construct will allow scholars to adapt it appropriately in their own research.

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This page is a summary of: Modeling the speech community: Configuration and variable types in the Mexican Spanish setting, Language in Society, March 1998, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/s0047404500019710.
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