All 5 Uses of
predominant
in
Do You Speak American?
- Labov's theory has been elaborated in the research of Stanford University linguist Penelope Eckert, who studied language changes originating among high-school students in a predominantly white suburb of Detroit.†
Chpt 2 *
- Though some coastal settlers in Virginia and North Carolina brought their strong "r" from southwestern England, all but one of the big cultural and population centers in colonial America were settled predominantly by English people from areas where the "r" was not pronounced.†
Chpt 3
- In New York, Puerto Ricans are the predominant and oldest of the Hispanic groups.†
Chpt 5
- Predominantly in the Southwest, but all over the country, Latino men and women wash restaurant dishes, make motel beds, care for children, clean hospital rooms, mow lawns and trim hedges, and do small construction projects.†
Chpt 5
- By 2050, Chinese will remain predominant, with Hindi-Urdu of India and Arabic climbing past English among people 15-24, and Spanish nearly equal to it.†
Chpt 8
Definition:
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(predominant) most frequent, common, or important; or having more power and influence