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Because Certain Words or Dialects Can Fall Out of Fashion

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Because certain words or dialects can fall out of fashion or simply become overwhelmed by an influx of new speakers, isogloss boundaries are permanent and stable long term.


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Individual Differences

Variations among individuals in their behavior, personality, cognitive abilities, and emotions.

Personality Coefficient

A statistical measure that quantifies the degree of association between personality traits and specific outcomes or behaviors.

Situationism

A theory in psychology that suggests behavior is determined more by situations and environmental factors than by person-specific traits.

Relative Consistency

The concept that an individual's behavior may change across different situations but remains relatively consistent compared to the behavior of other individuals across those same situations.

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