Regional Variation in Written American English
by
Jack Grieve
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Studies in English Language
ISBN-10
1107032474
ISBN-13
9781107032477
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 25th, 2016
Print length
354 Pages
Weight
652 grams
Dimensions
16.20 x 23.70 x 2.60 cms
Product Classification:
United States of America, USAGrammar, syntax & morphologyGrammar, syntax and morphology
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Taking a corpus-based approach, this innovative and groundbreaking text maps regional grammatical variation in written American English. A statistical analysis of these maps demonstrates for the first time that regional variation exists in written Standard American English, and identifies modern American dialect regions.
The first study of its kind, Regional Variation in Written American English takes a corpus-based approach to map over one hundred grammatical alternation variables across the United States. A multivariate spatial analysis of these maps shows that grammatical alternation variables follow a relatively small number of common regional patterns in American English, which can be explained based on both linguistic and extra-linguistic factors. Based on this rigorous analysis of extensive data, Grieve identifies five primary modern American dialect regions, demonstrating that regional variation is far more pervasive and complex in natural language than is generally assumed. The wealth of maps and data, and the groundbreaking implications of this volume, make it essential reading for students and researchers in linguistics, English language, geography, computer science, sociology and communication studies.
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