Using Corpora to Explore Linguistic Variation (eBook)

Biber Douglas Biber, Reppen Randi Reppen, Fitzmaurice Susan Fitzmaurice (Herausgeber)

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2002
287 Seiten
John Benjamins Publishing Company (Verlag)
978-90-272-9616-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Using Corpora to Explore Linguistic Variation illustrates the ways in which linguistic variation can be explored through corpus-based investigation. Two major kinds of research questions are considered: variation in the use of a particular linguistic feature, and variation across dialects or registers. Part 1: "e;Exploring variation in the use of linguistic features"e; focuses on the study of specific words, expressions, or grammatical constructions, to study variation in the use of a particular linguistic feature. Part 2: "e;Exploring dialect and register variation"e; describes salient characteristics of dialects or registers and the patterns of variation across varieties. Part 3: "e;Exploring Historical Variation"e; applies these same two major perspectives to historical variation. One recurring theme is the extent to which linguistic variation depends on register differences, reflecting the importance of register as a key methodological and thematic concern in current corpus linguistic research.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.11.2002
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Sprachphilosophie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 90-272-9616-2 / 9027296162
• ISBN-13: 978-90-272-9616-0 / 9789027296160