Types of Variation (Studies in Language Companion Series) - Hardcover

 
9789027230867: Types of Variation (Studies in Language Companion Series)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 9027230862 ISBN 13: 9789027230867
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2006

Synopsis

This volume interfaces three fields of linguistics rarely discussed in the same context. Its underlying theme is linguistic variation, and the ways in which historical linguists and dialectologists may learn from insights offered by typology, and vice versa. The aim of the contributions is to raise the awareness of these linguistic subdisciplines of each other and to encourage their cross-fertilization to their mutual benefit.

If linguistic typology is to unify the study of all types of linguistic variation, this variation, both diatopic and diachronic, will enrich typological research itself. With the aim of capturing the relevant dimensions of variation, the studies in this volume make use of new methodologies, including electronic corpora and databases, which enable cross- and intralinguistic comparisons dialectally and across time. Based on original research and unified by an innovative theme, the volume will be of interest to both students and teachers of linguistics and Germanic languages.

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Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9027230862
ISBN 13 
9789027230867
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
389
Editor
Nevalainen Terttu, Klemola Juhani, Laitinen Mikko