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CONCLUSION

Micro-sociolinguistics

studies how linguistic changes spread from one individual to another

as a result of accomrnodation in face-to-face interaction. Macro-leve1 sociolinguistics -

geolinguis tics studies how such changes diffuse over wider geographical areas. And both

geolinguistics and traditional dialectology provide explanations for why diffusion halts at

particular locationsl resulting in particular contigurations of isoglosses.

Accornmodation in face-to-face interaction, as studied by rnicro sociolingui~tics~playsan

essential

rolein

the geographicaldiffusion

of linguistic forrns. as studied at themacro-leve1

by geolinguistics, leading to the location of isoglosses, as investigated. also at the rnacro-level.by dialectology. As we saw earlier, except in cases of rnigration, if linguistic forrns spread

frorn place to place, they rnust also spread frorn speaker to speaker. One of the strengths of

sociolinguistics and dialectology, or if you prefer, sociolinguistics including dialectology, is

that thissubject

(orsubjects)

permits us to study language use, in real-life social contexts. bothby social groups and by individuals.

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