Linguistic Variation

Name: Linguistic Variation
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Linguistic VariationConfronting Fact and Theory\nAuthor(s): Rena Torres Cacoullos, Nathalie Dion, Andr Lapierre\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138024540, 978-1138024540\nSynopsis\nLinguistic Variation: Confronting Fact and Theory honors Shana Poplack in bringing together contributions from leading scholars in language variation and change. The book demonstrates how variationist methodology can be applied to the study of linguistic structures and processes. It introduces readers to variation theory, while also providing an overview of current debates on the linguistic, cognitive and sociocultural factors involved in linguistic patterning. With its coverage of a diverse range of language varieties and linguistic problems, this book offers new quantitative analyses of actual language production and processing from both top experts and emerging scholars, and presents students and practitioners with theoretical fram.