1
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Social Network Theory
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- some linguists refer to SMT as a ‘web of ties’
- focuses on relationships between individuals and contact patterns between group members
2
Q
Density
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number of connections a person has within a social network
3
Q
Multiplicity
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the links between two people that can deepen a social relationship
4
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Lesley Milroy: Belfast Study
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- studied speech patterns in three working-class communities in Belfast
- measured through network strength score 1-5
- people in tight-knit communities used more vernacular (identity and geography purposes)
