The dynamics of linguistic variation : corpus evidence on English past and present /

The dynamics of linguistic variation : corpus evidence on English past and present / edited by Terttu Nevalainen [and others]. - Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2008. - 1 online resource (viii, 339 pages) : illustrations. - Studies in language variation, v. 2 1872-9592 ; . - Studies in language variation ; v. 2. .

This volume consists of a selection of articles based on papers presented at the 27th Conference of the International Computer Archive of Modern and Medieval English (ICAME) in Helsinki in May 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Dynamics of Linguistic Variation; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; List of contributors; Exploring the dynamics of linguistic variation through public and private corpora; Part I. Creating discourse; Part I. Introduction; "And so now ... ": The grammaticalisation and (inter)subjectification of now; Self-repetition in spoken English discourse; Modal adverbs in interaction -- obviously and definitely in adolescent speech; Pressing -ing into service: I don't want you coming around here any more; Part II. Moving across varieties; Part II. Introduction.

Variability is characteristic of any living language. This volume approaches the 'life cycle' of linguistic variability in English using data sources that range from electronic corpora to the internet. In the spirit of the 1968 Weinreich, Labov and Herzog classic, the fifteen contributions divide into three sections, each highlighting different stages in the dynamics of English across time and space. They show, first, how increase in variability can be initiated by processes that give rise to new patterns of discourse, which can ultimately crystallize into new grammatical elements. The next ph.


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English language--Data processing--Congresses.
English language--Variation--Congresses.
Computational linguistics--Congresses.
English language--Discourse analysis--Congresses.
Sociolinguistics--Data processing--Congresses.
Anglais (Langue)--Variation--Congrès.
Linguistique informatique--Congrès.
Sociolinguistique--Informatique--Congrès.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--General.
Computational linguistics.
English language--Data processing.
English language--Discourse analysis.
English language--Variation.


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