Date:  Fri, 2 Jun 1995 15:44:40 -0500

From:  Cynthia Bernstein <bernscy[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MAIL.AUBURN.EDU>

Subject: Re: variants: markers, indexes, stereotypes?



Tim,



You'll find what you want on pp. 237 ff. in _Sociolinguistic Patterns_.

Cindy Bernstein



On Fri, 2 Jun 1995, Timothy C. Frazer wrote:



> Somewhere, Labov classes variants in the following ways, tho my memory is

> imperfect:

> 1. Those that are not perceived by the community but are detectable as

> variants by objective oberservation.

> 2. Those that people respond to on something like a subjective reaction

> test but can't describe (?)

> 3. Those that people are overtly aware of, and can, say, imitate.

>

> I seem to recall that there are names for these: markers, indexes,

> stereotypes?

>

> I thought this was in Sociolinguistic Patterns, 1972, but I can't find it.

> CAn anyone help to correct my imperfect memory and also tell me where to

> find it? I need this today! I'll come back online this afternoon.

>

> Tim Frazer

>