Intra-individual Variation in Language

1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-11-074285-5
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, 411 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 727 g

Reihe: Trends in linguistics : [...], Studies and monographs

This volume offers several empirical, methodological, and theoretical approaches to the study of observable variation within individuals on various linguistic levels. With a focus on German varieties, the chapters provide answers on the following questions (inter alia):
Which linguistic and extra-linguistic factors explain intra-individual variation? Is there observable intra-individual variation that cannot be explained by linguistic and extra-linguistic factors? Can group-level results be generalised to individual language usage and vice versa? Is intra-individual variation indicative of actual patterns of language change? How can intra-individual variation be examined in historical data?
Consequently, the various theoretical, methodological and empirical approaches in this volume offer a better understanding of the meaning of intra-individual variation for patterns of language development, language variation and change.
The inter- and transdisciplinary nature of the volume is an exciting new frontier, and the results of the studies in this book provide a wealth of new findings as well as challenges to some of the existing findings and assumptions regarding the nature of intra-individual variation.

Zielgruppe

Scholars, Researchers and Students in Sociolinguistics, Psycholin

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bülow, Lars

Werth, Alexander

Pfenninger, Simone E.

Schiegg, Markus

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Dialektologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften

Über Autor(innen)

Alexander Werth, Augsburg, Germany; Lars Bülow, Vienna; Simone Pfenninger, Salzburg, both Austria; Markus Schiegg, Erlangen, Germany.