Social dialectology: in honour of Peter Trudgill
by Trudgill, Peter, Britain, David, Cheshire, Jenny
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The time-honoured study of dialects took a new turn some forty years ago, giving centre stage to social factors and the quantitative analysis of language variation and change. It has become a discipline that no scholar of language can afford to ignore. This collection identifies…
The time-honoured study of dialects took a new turn some forty years ago, giving centre stage to social factors and the quantitative analysis of language variation and change. It has become a discipline that no scholar of language can afford to ignore. This collection identifies…
Intra-individual Variation in Language
by Britain, David, Auer, Anita, Schallert, Oliver, Werth, Alexander, Büchler, Andrin, Bülow, Lars, Ellsäßer, Sophie, Entringer, Nathalie, Fanta-Jende, Johanna, Havinga, Anna D., Merten, Marie-Luis, Nickel, Grit, Pfenninger, Simone E., Pröll, Simon, Rawyler, Nicolai, Schiegg, Markus, Schneider, Christa, Ulbrich, Christiane
This volume offers several empirical, methodological, and theoretical approaches to the study of observable variation within individuals on various linguistic levels. With a focus on German varieties, the chapters provide answers on the following questions (inter alia):Which lin…