Regional Variation in Written American English
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2016
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-107-03247-7 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-107-03247-7 (ISBN)
Taking a corpus-based approach, this innovative and groundbreaking text maps regional grammatical variation in written American English. A statistical analysis of these maps demonstrates for the first time that regional variation exists in written Standard American English, and identifies modern American dialect regions.
The first study of its kind, Regional Variation in Written American English takes a corpus-based approach to map over one hundred grammatical alternation variables across the United States. A multivariate spatial analysis of these maps shows that grammatical alternation variables follow a relatively small number of common regional patterns in American English, which can be explained based on both linguistic and extra-linguistic factors. Based on this rigorous analysis of extensive data, Grieve identifies five primary modern American dialect regions, demonstrating that regional variation is far more pervasive and complex in natural language than is generally assumed. The wealth of maps and data, and the groundbreaking implications of this volume, make it essential reading for students and researchers in linguistics, English language, geography, computer science, sociology and communication studies.
The first study of its kind, Regional Variation in Written American English takes a corpus-based approach to map over one hundred grammatical alternation variables across the United States. A multivariate spatial analysis of these maps shows that grammatical alternation variables follow a relatively small number of common regional patterns in American English, which can be explained based on both linguistic and extra-linguistic factors. Based on this rigorous analysis of extensive data, Grieve identifies five primary modern American dialect regions, demonstrating that regional variation is far more pervasive and complex in natural language than is generally assumed. The wealth of maps and data, and the groundbreaking implications of this volume, make it essential reading for students and researchers in linguistics, English language, geography, computer science, sociology and communication studies.
Jack Grieve is Lecturer in Forensic Linguistics in the School of Languages and Social Sciences at Aston University. He holds a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from Northern Arizona University, where he studied quantitative corpus linguistics under the supervision of Professor Douglas Biber. Before coming to Aston, he was a postdoctoral research fellow in Professor Dirk Geeraerts' Quantitative Lexicology and Variational Linguistics research unit at the University of Leuven, Belgium.
1. Introduction; 2. Corpus; 3. Grammatical analysis; 4. Spatial analysis; 5. Multivariate analysis; 6. Sources of regional linguistic variation; 7. Conclusion.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 25.1.2016 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Studies in English Language |
| Zusatzinfo | 35 Tables, black and white; 81 Line drawings, black and white |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 160 x 237 mm |
| Gewicht | 660 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft |
| ISBN-10 | 1-107-03247-4 / 1107032474 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-107-03247-7 / 9781107032477 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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