Variation And Linguistic Theory

Author : Ermenegildo Bidese,Federica Cognola,Manuela Caterina Moroni
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 376 pages
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Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027266316

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Theoretical Approaches to Linguistic Variation by Ermenegildo Bidese,Federica Cognola,Manuela Caterina Moroni Pdf

The contributions of this book deal with the issue of language variation. They all share the assumption that within the language faculty the variation space is hierarchically constrained and that minimal changes in the set of property values defining each language give rise to diverse outputs within the same system. Nevertheless, the triggers for language variation can be different and located at various levels of the language faculty. The novelty of the volume lies in exploring different loci of language variation by including wide-ranging empirical perspectives that cover different levels of analysis (syntax, phonology and prosody) and deal with different kinds of data, mostly from Romance and Germanic languages, from dialects, idiolects, language acquisition, language attrition and creolization, analyzed from both diachronic and synchronic perspectives. The volume is divided in three parts. The first part is dedicated to synchronic variation in phonology and syntax; the second part deals with diachronic variation and language change, and the third part investigates the role of contact, attrition and acquisition in giving rise to language change and language variation in bilingual settings. This volume is a useful tool for linguistics of diverse theoretical persuasions working on theoretical and comparative linguistics and to anyone interested in language variation, language change, dialectology, language acquisition and typology.

Author : Rena Torres Cacoullos,Nathalie Dion,André Lapierre
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317688181

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Linguistic Variation by Rena Torres Cacoullos,Nathalie Dion,André Lapierre Pdf

Linguistic Variation: Confronting Fact and Theory honors Shana Poplack in bringing together contributions from leading scholars in language variation and change. The book demonstrates how variationist methodology can be applied to the study of linguistic structures and processes. It introduces readers to variation theory, while also providing an overview of current debates on the linguistic, cognitive and sociocultural factors involved in linguistic patterning. With its coverage of a diverse range of language varieties and linguistic problems, this book offers new quantitative analyses of actual language production and processing from both top experts and emerging scholars, and presents students and practitioners with theoretical frameworks to meaningfully engage in accountable research practice.

Author : Charles James Nice Bailey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Linguistic change
ISBN : UCSC:32106001517447

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Variation and Linguistic Theory by Charles James Nice Bailey Pdf

Author : Hans-Heinrich Lieb
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027236111

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Linguistic Variables by Hans-Heinrich Lieb Pdf

This book for the first time reconstructs in a single theoretical framework the more important approaches to linguistic variation found in areas as different as historical linguistics, dialectology, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, stylistics, contrastive linguistics, language typology, so-called evaluation grammar, and current Chomskyan generative grammar (generally with an emphasis on syntax). The book concentrates on language-internal variation but also analyses typological research and considers the question of how linguistic descriptions may account for variation both within and between languages. The book's first and primary aim is adequate conceptualization in the area of linguistic variation. Its second aim is a practical one: to contribute, from a theoretical point of view, to the vast descriptive effort that is demanded in linguistics in documenting endangered languages. Its third aim is, simply, orientation. Using a non-Labovian notion of linguistic variable, the author distinguishes a holistic and a component approach to linguistic variation. A precise version of the former is developed by formulating a theory of language varieties based on the concept of variety structure of a language; it is then shown how the proposals made by major representatives of the component approach can be integrated into this framework. The theory is extended to interlanguage variation and applied, in particular, to typology. It is further extended to establish the properties of linguistic descriptions that account for variation in a unified way.

Author : James A. Walker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781136988929

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Variation in Linguistic Systems by James A. Walker Pdf

Tying together work on a number of languages and linguistic varieties in different locales, this book provides students and researchers with a convenient, unified overview of variationist analysis in linguistics. Variation in Linguistic Systems takes a theoretical and quantitative approach to the study of variation in language, focusing on the role of language-internal constraints on variation and the relation of linguistic variation to linguistic theory. It introduces the basic concepts of variationist linguistics and includes key discussions on language change, language contact, the different types of variation, multivariate analysis with GoldVarb, and variation in sound and grammatical systems. Here is an ideal textbook for an introductory course on variation, as well as a useful resource for scholars with some background in linguistics who are interested in the study of language variation and its relation to the wider field of linguistics.

Author : Charles-James N. Bailey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:257267011

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Variation and Linguistic Theory by Charles-James N. Bailey Pdf

Author : Peter Siemund
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110238051

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Linguistic Universals and Language Variation by Peter Siemund Pdf

The volume explores the relationship between linguistic universals and language variation. Its contributions identify the recurrent patterns and principles behind the complex spectrum of observable variation. The volume bridges the gap between cross-linguistic variation, regional variation, diachronic variation, contact-induced variation as well as socially conditioned variation. Moreover, it addresses fundamental methodological and theoretical issues of variation research. The volume brings together internationally renowned specialists of their fields while, at the same time, offering a platform for gifted and highly talented young researchers. The authors come from different theoretical backgrounds and through their work illustrate a rich array of scientific methods. All authors share a strong belief in empirically founded theoretical work. The contributions span a high number of languages and dialects from many parts of the world. They are extremely broad in their empirical coverage addressing an impressive selection of grammatical domains.

Author : Constantine Lignos,Laurel MacKenzie,Meredith Tamminga
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027263667

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The Locus of Linguistic Variation by Constantine Lignos,Laurel MacKenzie,Meredith Tamminga Pdf

This volume explores how the patterning of surface variation can shed light on the grammatical representation of variable phenomena. The authors explore variation in several domains, addressing intra- and inter-dialectal patterns, using diverse sources of data including corpora of naturally-occurring speech and judgment studies, and drawing on lesser-studied varieties of familiar languages, such as Northwest British Englishes and varieties of Canadian French. Ultimately, the contributions serve to expand our understanding of the nature of the mental representations and abstract processes required to support variation in language. Originally published as special issue of Linguistic Variation 16:2 (2016)

Author : Scott F. Kiesling
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780748637638

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Linguistic Variation and Change by Scott F. Kiesling Pdf

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.

Author : Frans L. Hinskens,Roeland van Hout,W. Leo Wetzels
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1997-12-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027275967

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Variation, Change, and Phonological Theory by Frans L. Hinskens,Roeland van Hout,W. Leo Wetzels Pdf

There is a growing awareness that a fruitful cooperation between the (diachronic and synchronic) study of language variation and change and work in phonological theory is both possible and desirable. The study of language variation and change would benefit from this kind of cooperation on the conceptual and theoretical levels. Phonological theory may well profit from a greater use of what is commonly called ‘external evidence’. This volume contains contributions by outstanding representatives from the more data-oriented fields and phonological theory. They discuss possibilities and problems for a further integration of both areas, by considering questions such as where and to which extent the two may need each other, and whether there is a need for an interdisciplinary conceptual framework and methodology. Attention is also paid to questions regarding the cause and actuation, linguistic constraints and the internal spread of linguistic change, as well as to possible and impossible processes of language change.

Author : Theresa Biberauer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780521886956

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Parametric Variation by Theresa Biberauer Pdf

Parametric variation in linguistic theory refers to the systematic grammatical variation permitted by the human language faculty. This book is a defence of the parametric approach to linguistic variation, set within the framework of the Minimalist Program.

Author : Ralph W. Fasold,Deborah Schiffrin
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027286079

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Language Change and Variation by Ralph W. Fasold,Deborah Schiffrin Pdf

The study of language variation in social context continues to hold the attention of a large number of linguists. This research is promoted by the annual colloquia on New Ways of Analyzing Variation in English' (NWAVE). This volume is a selection of revised papers from the NWAVE XI, held at Georgetown University. It deals with a number of items, some of which have often been discussed, others that have been less emphasized. The first group of articles in the volume center on a frequent theme: speech communities as the essential setting for understanding variation in language. Earlier work in linguistic variation dealt for the most part with phonological variation and change. Syntactic and morphological change and variation in syntax are also discussed. A selection on the role of variation in understanding first language acquisition comprises three papers. Articles in the last section of the volume concern theoretical controversy and methodological advances.

Author : Robert Bayley,Ceil Lucas
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 6 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2007-10-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781139468152

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Sociolinguistic Variation by Robert Bayley,Ceil Lucas Pdf

Why does human language vary from one person, or one group, to another? In what ways does it vary? How do linguists go about studying variation in, say, the sound system or the sentence structure of a particular language? Why is the study of language variation important outside the academic world, in say education, the law, employment or housing? This book provides an overview of these questions, bringing together a team of experts to survey key areas within the study of language variation and language change. Covering both the range of methods used to research variation in language, and the applications of such research to a variety of social contexts, it is essential reading for advanced students and researchers in sociolinguistics, communication, linguistic anthropology and applied linguistics.

Author : Hans-Heinrich Lieb
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1993-09-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027277039

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Linguistic Variables by Hans-Heinrich Lieb Pdf

This book for the first time reconstructs in a single theoretical framework the more important approaches to linguistic variation found in areas as different as historical linguistics, dialectology, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, stylistics, contrastive linguistics, language typology, so-called evaluation grammar, and current Chomskyan generative grammar (generally with an emphasis on syntax). The book concentrates on language-internal variation but also analyses typological research and considers the question of how linguistic descriptions may account for variation both within and between languages. The book's first and primary aim is adequate conceptualization in the area of linguistic variation. Its second aim is a practical one: to contribute, from a theoretical point of view, to the vast descriptive effort that is demanded in linguistics in documenting endangered languages. Its third aim is, simply, orientation. Using a non-Labovian notion of linguistic variable, the author distinguishes a holistic and a component approach to linguistic variation. A precise version of the former is developed by formulating a theory of language varieties based on the concept of variety structure of a language; it is then shown how the proposals made by major representatives of the component approach can be integrated into this framework. The theory is extended to interlanguage variation and applied, in particular, to typology. It is further extended to establish the properties of linguistic descriptions that account for variation in a unified way.

Author : Jeremy King,Sandro Sessarego
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027264558

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Language Variation and Contact-Induced Change by Jeremy King,Sandro Sessarego Pdf

This collection of original contributions dealing with Hispanic contact linguistics covers an array of Spanish dialects distributed across North, South, and Central America, the Caribbean, the Iberian Peninsula, and the Bosporus. It deals with both native and non-native varieties of the language, and includes both synchronic and diachronic studies. The volume addresses, and challenges, current theoretical assumptions on the nature of language variation and contact-induced change through empirically-based linguistic research. The sustained contact between Spanish and other languages in different parts of the world has given rise to a wide number of changes in the language, which are driven by a concomitance of different linguistic and social processes. This collection of articles provides new insight into such phenomena across the Spanish-speaking world.