The dynamics of linguistic variation : corpus evidence on English past and present / edited by Terttu Nevalainen [and others].

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TextSeries: Studies in language variation ; v. 2.Publication details: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2008.Description: 1 online resource (viii, 339 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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9789027290380
9027290385
9781282104600
1282104608
9786612104602
6612104600

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427/.00285 22

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PE1074.5 .D93 2008eb

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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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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.

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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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