For instance, Sylvie Dubois and Barbara Horvath found that speakers in one Cajun Louisiana community were more likely to pronounce English " th " as ( or as ) if they participated in a relatively dense social network ( i. e. had strong local ties and interacted with many other speakers in the community ), and less likely if their networks were looser ( i. e. fewer local ties ).

For instance, Sylvie Dubois and Barbara Horvath found that speakers in one Cajun Louisiana community were more likely to pronounce English " th " as ( or as ) if they participated in a relatively dense social network ( i. e. had strong local ties and interacted with many other speakers in the community ), and less likely if their networks were looser ( i. e. fewer local ties ) This is because not only class, but class aspirations, are important.

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