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 of different types of variation, multivariate analysis with GoldVarb, variation in sound and grammatical systems, language change and language contact.
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.
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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 of different types of variation, multivariate analysis with GoldVarb, variation in sound and grammatical systems, language change and language contact.
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.
Imprint | Routledge |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | July 2010 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2009 |
Authors | James A. Walker |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 158 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-99067-7 |
Barcode | 9780415990677 |
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LSN | 0-415-99067-X |