Complex sentence: In some areas, the avoidance style is used by both members of the avoidance relationship; in others the older member may talk to the younger in everyday style.Behavior associated with avoidance speech is a continuum and varies between tribes.
Split into simpler sentences: In some areas, the avoidance style is used by both members of the avoidance relationship; in others the older member may talk to the younger in everyday style. Dixon 1980: 59 Behavior associated with avoidance speech is a continuum and varies between tribes.