{"product_id":"dimensions-of-register-variation-a-cross-linguistic-comparison-hardback-9780521473316","title":"Dimensions of Register Variation; A Cross-Linguistic Comparison (Hardback) 9780521473316","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDimensions of Register Variation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Cross-Linguistic Comparison\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDouglas Biber's new book gives a linguistic analysis of register in four widely differing languages: English, Nukulaelae Tuvaluan, Korean, and Somali.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDouglas Biber (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521473316, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 31 August 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e448 pages, 75 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 3.3 cm, 0.857 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"The book is well edited, very readable, and does not assume familiarity with sampling methods in corpus linguistics.  It has a detailed table of contents and a helpful index.\"    James K. Watters, Notes on Linguistics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDouglas Biber's new book extends and refines the research and methodology reported in his ground breaking Variation Across Speech and Writing (CUP 1988). In Dimensions of Register Variation he gives a linguistic analysis of register in four widely differing languages: English, Nukulaelae Tuvaluan, Korean, and Somali. Using the multi-dimensional analytical framework employed in his earlier work, Biber carries out a principled comparison of both synchronic and diachronic patterns of variation across the four languages. Striking similarities as well as differences emerge, allowing Biber to predict for the first time cross-linguistic universals of register variation. This major new work will provide the foundation for the further investigation of cross-linguistic universals governing the pattern of discourse variation across registers, and will be of wide interest to any scholar interested in style, register and literacy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. The comprehensive analysis of register variation\u003cbr\u003e 3. Sociocultural description of the four language situations\u003cbr\u003e 4. The linguistic bases of cross-linguistic register comparisons: a detailed quantitative comparison of English and Somali registers. 5. Methodology\u003cbr\u003e 6. Multi-dimensional analyses of the four languages\u003cbr\u003e 7. Cross-linguistic patterns of register variation: synchronic similarities and differences\u003cbr\u003e 8. Cross-linguistic patterns of register variation: diachronic similarities and differences\u003cbr\u003e 9. Registers and text types in English and Somali\u003cbr\u003e 10. Towards cross-linguistic universals of register variation\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Phonetics, phonology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Phonetics, phonology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Phonetics,%20phonology%20%5BCFH%5D%22\"\u003eCFH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007652843800,"sku":"9780521473316","price":88.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521473316i_1dcf1df9-a487-41e2-b6d0-e299d4bd8956.jpg?v=1691382797","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/dimensions-of-register-variation-a-cross-linguistic-comparison-hardback-9780521473316","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}