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> (...) tend to develop the most extreme range of dialects as groups seek to differentiate themselves. This is very interesting. Can you share the source of th

> (...) tend to develop the most extreme range of dialects as groups seek to differentiate themselves. This is very interesting. Can you share the source of this claim?

PaulDavisThe1st 3y ago
This brittanica article summarizes the general concepts: https://www.britannica.com/topic/dialect/Social-dialects https://www.britannica.com/topic/dialect/Social-dialects These 2 papers are more at the language level rather than the dialect level, but acts as a good jumping-off point for research and ideas about how social structure affects the development/evolution of language: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5805949/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5805949/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2798932/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2798932/ Neither specifically address the development of dialects as a reinforcement of social subgroup differentiation, and right now I can't find the original place where I read about this idea.