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Compared to other groups, urban women speakers of Sjowaázh speak somewhat more uniformly, in a less dialectal and somewhat more posh style of speech. Thus we might coin the term "gynelect" for this speech. The term "gynelect" is somewhat misleading, as few women have all characteristics of the gynelect. However, young women being the main drivers of linguistic change, a version of the "gynelect" is on its way to becoming a new non-posh standard for Sjowaázh.
Compared to other groups, urban women speakers of Sjowaázh speak somewhat more uniformly, in a less dialectal and somewhat more posh style of speech. Thus we might coin the term "gynelect" for this speech. The term "gynelect" is somewhat misleading, as few women have all the characteristics of the gynelect. However, young women being the main drivers of linguistic change, a version of the "gynelect" is on its way to becoming a new non-posh standard for Sjowaázh.

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Compared to other groups, urban women speakers of Sjowaázh speak somewhat more uniformly, in a less dialectal and somewhat more posh style of speech. Thus we might coin the term "gynelect" for this speech. The term "gynelect" is somewhat misleading, as few women have all the characteristics of the gynelect. However, young women being the main drivers of linguistic change, a version of the "gynelect" is on its way to becoming a new non-posh standard for Sjowaázh.