Variation And Change
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Linguistic Variation And Change
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Author : Scott F. Kiesling
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2011-04-29
Linguistic Variation And Change written by Scott F. Kiesling and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-29 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The study of variation and change is at the heart of the sociolinguistics. Providing a wide survey of the field, this textbook is organised around three constraints on variation: linguistic structure, social structure and identity, and social and linguistic perception. By considering both structure and meaning, Scott F. Kiesling examines the most important issues surrounding variation theory, including canonical studies and terms as well as challenges to them.
Explanations In Sociosyntactic Variation
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Author : Tanya Karoli Christensen
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2022-01-20
Explanations In Sociosyntactic Variation written by Tanya Karoli Christensen and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-20 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
New perspectives on how and why syntax varies between and within speakers, focusing on explaining theoretical backgrounds and methods.
The Interplay Of Variation And Change In Contact Settings
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Author : Isabelle Léglise
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 2013
The Interplay Of Variation And Change In Contact Settings written by Isabelle Léglise and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This volume is at the cross-roads between two research traditions dealing with language change: contact linguistics and language variation and change. It starts out from the notion that linguistic variation is still a little researched area in most contact-induced language change studies. Intending to fill this gap, it offers a rich panorama of case studies and approaches dealing with linguistic variation in contact settings. It concentrates both on monolingual data, tracing variation and contact beneath surface homogeneity, and on bilingual data such as code-switching and other forms of variation, to trace their underlying regularities. It investigates the relationship between variation and change in language contact settings. The book will be relevant for students and researchers in contact linguistics, sociolinguistics, language variation and change, sociology of language, descriptive linguistics and linguistic typology.
Research Methods In Language Variation And Change
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Author : Manfred Krug
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-10-24
Research Methods In Language Variation And Change written by Manfred Krug and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-24 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Methodological know-how has become one of the key qualifications in contemporary linguistics, which has a strong empirical focus. Containing 23 chapters, each devoted to a different research method, this volume brings together the expertise and insight of a range of established practitioners. The chapters are arranged in three parts, devoted to three different stages of empirical research: data collection, analysis and evaluation. In addition to detailed step-by-step introductions and illustrative case studies focusing on variation and change in English, each chapter addresses the strengths and weaknesses of the methodology and concludes with suggestions for further reading. This systematic, state-of-the-art survey is ideal for both novice researchers and professionals interested in extending their methodological repertoires. The book also has a companion website which provides readers with further information, links, resources, demonstrations, exercises and case studies related to each chapter.
Life As A Bilingual
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Author : François Grosjean
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2021-06-03
Life As A Bilingual written by François Grosjean and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-03 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
A book on those who know and use two or more languages: Who are they? How do they do it?
Variation And Change In Spanish
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Author : Ralph Penny
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2004-05-20
Variation And Change In Spanish written by Ralph Penny and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-05-20 with Foreign Language Study categories.
This book applies recent theoretical insights to trace the development of Castilian and Latin American Spanish from the Middle Ages onwards, through processes of repeated dialect mixing both within the Iberian Peninsula and in the New World. The author contends that it was this frequent mixing which caused Castilian to evolve more rapidly than other varieties of Hispano-Romance, and which rendered Spanish particularly subject to levelling of its linguistic irregularities and to simplification of its structures. These two processes continued as the language extended into and across the Americas. These processes are viewed in the context of the Hispano-Romance dialect continuum, which includes Galician, Portuguese and Catalan, as well as New World varieties. The book emphasises the subtlety and seamlessness of language variation, both geographical and social, and the impossibility of defining strict boundaries between varieties. Its conclusions will be relevant both to Hispanists and to historical sociolinguists more generally.
Third Factors In Language Variation And Change
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Author : Elly Van Gelderen
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2021-12-16
Third Factors In Language Variation And Change written by Elly Van Gelderen and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-16 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Provides a unique angle, by linking insights from theoretical advances in generative syntax to phenomena from language variation and change.
Discourse Pragmatic Variation And Change
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Author : Elizabeth Peterson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2022-07-28
Discourse Pragmatic Variation And Change written by Elizabeth Peterson and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-28 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The book highlights the expansion of discourse-pragmatic variation and change, especially under-studied variables and languages.
Language Structure Variation And Change
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Author : Ian E. Mackenzie
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2019-03-09
Language Structure Variation And Change written by Ian E. Mackenzie and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-09 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book offers an original account of the dynamics of syntactic change and the evolving structure of Old Spanish that combines rigorous manuscript-based investigation, quantitative analysis and a syntactic approach grounded in Minimalist thinking. Its analysis of both successful and failed changes demonstrates the degree of unpredictability caused by the interaction of competing factors and will shed fresh light on the assumed unidirectionality of linguistic change. Importantly, it reveals that Old Spanish and modern Spanish are more similar to one another than is usually supposed and demonstrates that many of the differences between the two varieties are quantitative rather than qualitative. This theoretically sophisticated examination of historical corpora will provide an invaluable resource for students and scholars of Old and modern Spanish, historical linguistics, sociolinguistics and syntax.
Variation And Change In Spoken And Written Discourse
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Author : Julia Bamford
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Variation And Change In Spoken And Written Discourse written by Julia Bamford and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Academic writing categories.
The present diachronic study compares two large contemporary corpora of British quality newspapers with the aim of investigating the increased popularisation of newspaper register. The study focuses on those examples which are highlighted by a quantitative comparative overview of the two corpora based on a series of analyses using keyword and concordancing tools. Results show that a shift in presentation and style is indeed present, with an increased 'familiarisation' of language, in particular the use of spoken forms. Given the high keyness of these words, and their preference for direct speech, it was expected that this increase would be reflected in a similar increase in frequency of quotes. However, this was not found.