Buch, Englisch, Band 84, 167 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 438 g
A Quantitative Approach
Buch, Englisch, Band 84, 167 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 438 g
Reihe: Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL]
ISBN: 978-3-11-030432-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
This work proposes a definition of the notion of salience in sociolinguistics. Salient linguistic variants are those that are easily picked up by the listeners, and these stand in opposition to `invisible' variants, which are, even if they also show complex social stratification, completely ignored. Taking a quantitative angle, this work sees salience as a function of relative frequency differences, giving it an empirically testable operationalisation.
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