@article{jbp:/content/journals/10.1075/aral.13.2.05sar, author = "Saravan, Vanithamani", title = "Gender differences in a bilingual Tamil-English community", journal= "Australian Review of Applied Linguistics", year = "1990", volume = "13", number = "2", pages = "97-113", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1075/aral.13.2.05sar", url = "https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.1075/aral.13.2.05sar", publisher = "John Benjamins", issn = "0155-0640", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "In this paper the relationship between socio-cultural, socio-economic factors and linguistic variables in a bilingual community in Singapore is examined. The results show that education and socio-economic status correlate significantly with linguistic variables. Socio-economic status and socio-psychological factors best help to explain gender differences in linguistic variation.", }