Variation in Linguistic Systems

Name: Variation in Linguistic Systems
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9780415990677
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By James A. Walker

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Variation in Linguistic Systems by James A. Walker offers a unified and accessible overview of variationist analysis in linguistics. It adopts a theoretical and quantitative approach, exploring language-internal constraints on variation and linking linguistic variation to broader linguistic theory. The book covers key topics such as language change, language contact, types of variation, multivariate analysis with GoldVarb, and variation in phonological and grammatical systems. Ideal as an introductory textbook, it also serves as a valuable resource for researchers interested in language variation.
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This book is suited to students beginning coursework in linguistic variation and scholars with some background in linguistics seeking a thorough introduction to variationist analysis and its theoretical contexts.

Language Variation is a commonly taught course in the linguistics curriculum. This book offers a resource to students and researchers in the broad field of Applied Linguistics on the topic of the linguistic variation. It intends to be an introductory, unified view of variationist analysis for students coming from other areas of linguistics.

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Tying together work on a number of languages and linguistic varieties in different locales, this book provides students and researchers with a convenient, unified overview of variationist analysis in linguistics.

Variation in Linguistic Systems takes a theoretical and quantitative approach to the study of variation in language, focusing on the role of language-internal constraints on variation and the relation of linguistic variation to linguistic theory.

It introduces the basic concepts of variationist linguistics and includes key discussions on language change, language contact, the different types of variation, multivariate analysis with GoldVarb, and variation in sound and grammatical systems.

Here is an ideal textbook for an introductory course on variation, as well as a useful resource for scholars with some background in linguistics who are interested in the study of language variation and its relation to the wider field of linguistics.

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'The text is revelatory, refreshing and illuminating. Comprehensive yet concise, it offers relevance for students and expert variationists alike, as well as linguists interested in theory. There is something for everyone in this book.' - English World-Wide

'A one-stop-shop for the study of variationist analysis.' - Anne Marie Devlin, Canadian Journal of Linguistics

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780415990677

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 July 2010

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 50 Tables, black and white

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 490g

Pages: 176

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About the Author

James A. Walker is Associate Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at York University in Toronto. His area of research is the quantitative analysis of sociolinguistic variation, including interests in language contact, bilingualism, ethnicity, pidgins and creoles, as well as the relationship among phonology, morphology, and syntax.