02636nam a2200217 a 45000010006000000050017000060080041000230200018000640500024000822450079001062600062001853000032002475040064002795050885003435201016012286500032022446500022022766500066022987000020023647000034023843347720240610131721.0150715s2011    xxkm     b   a001 0 eng d  a9780521898669 4aPE1074.7bA532 201100aAnalysing Variation in English /cedited by Warren Maguire, April McMahon.  aNew York :aNew York :bCambridge University Pr.,cc2011.  a332 pages :bill. ;c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 284-322) and index.8 aMachine generated contents note: Introduction April McMahon and Warren Maguire; Part I.tVariation and education Graeme Trousdale.tCollecting data on phonology Erik R. Thomas; 2.tHow to make intuitions succeed: testing methods for analysing syntactic microvariation Isabelle Buchstaller and Karen Corrigan; 3.tCorpora: capturing language in use Alexandra D'Arcy; 4.tHypothesis generation Hermann Moisl; 5.tQuantifying relations between dialects Warren Maguire and April McMahon; 6.tPerceptual dialectology Chris Montgomery and Joan Beal; Part II. Why Does it Matter? Variation and Other Fields: 7.tVariation and linguistic theory Patrick Honeybone; 8.tVariation and change Gregory R. Guy; 9.tVariation and forensic linguistics Frances Rock; 10.tVariation and identity Emma Moore; 11.tVariation and populations Rob McMahon; 12.tVariation and education Graeme Trousdale.  a"Analysing Variation in English brings together a range of perspectives on the collection, analysis and broader relevance of variable language data. In the first half of the book, the focus is firmly on the description and comparison of methods for collecting and analysing examples of variation in language. Novel quantitative and computational methods are introduced and exemplified alongside more traditional approaches. The innovative second half of the book establishes and tests the relevance of language variation to other aspects of linguistics such as language change, and to other disciplines such as law and education. Each chapter concludes with a 'Where next?' section, providing guidance on further reading, but also pointers to under-researched areas, designed to help identify good topics for projects and dissertations. Designed to be used by students as well as researchers, the book will be welcomed by those working in English language and linguistics, sociolinguistics or language change"-- 0aEnglish languagexVariation 0aLinguistic change 7aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General2bisacsh.1 aMaguire, Warren1 aMcMahon, Aprilq(April M. S.)