LINGUIST List 29.4012
Tue Oct 16 2018
Books: The Locus of Linguistic Variation: Lignos, MacKenzie, Tamminga (eds.)
Editor for this issue: Jeremy Coburn <jecoburnlinguistlist.org>
Date: 01-Oct-2018
From: Karin Plijnaar <karin.plijnaar
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Subject: The Locus of Linguistic Variation: Lignos, MacKenzie, Tamminga (eds.)
E-mail this message to a friend Title: The Locus of Linguistic Variation
Series Title: Benjamins Current Topics 97
Published: 2018
Publisher: John Benjamins
http://www.benjamins.com/
Book URL:
https://benjamins.com/catalog/bct.97 Editor: Constantine Lignos
Editor: Laurel MacKenzie
Editor: Meredith Tamminga
Electronic: ISBN: 9789027263667 Pages: 193 Price: U.S. $ 128.00
Electronic: ISBN: 9789027263667 Pages: 193 Price: U.K. £ 71.00
Electronic: ISBN: 9789027263667 Pages: 193 Price: Europe EURO 85.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027263650 Pages: 193 Price: U.S. $ 128.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027263650 Pages: 193 Price: U.K. £ 71.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027263650 Pages: 193 Price: Europe EURO 90.10
Abstract:
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)
Linguistic Field(s): Linguistic Theories
Syntax
Written In: English (eng)
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