ISBN:
9781139506137
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 335 pages)
,
digital, PDF file(s).
Series Statement:
Studies in English language
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Grieve, Jack Regional variation in written American English
Parallel Title:
Print version
DDC:
302.2244
Keywords:
Studies in English language
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English language Written English
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Variation
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English language Written English
;
Dialects
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English language ; Written English ; Dialects ; United States
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English language ; Written English ; Variation ; United States
;
Studies in English language
;
Amerikanisches Englisch
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Sprachvariante
;
Schriftsprache
;
Korpus
Abstract:
The first study of its kind, Regional Variation in Written American English takes a corpus-based approach to map over a 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.
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DOI:
10.1017/CBO9781139506137
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