{"product_id":"research-methods-in-language-variation-and-change-hardback-9781107004900","title":"Research Methods in Language Variation and Change (Hardback) 9781107004900","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eResearch Methods in Language Variation and Change\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis systematic, state-of-the-art survey is ideal for both novice researchers and professionals interested in extending their methodological repertoires.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eManfred  Krug (Edited by), Julia Schlüter (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107004900, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 24 October 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e538 pages, 101 b\/w illus.  7 maps  69 tables\u003cbr\u003e25.3 x 17.9 x 2.9 cm, 1.21 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'This is a very important book providing concrete, useful, and important information on the major research methodologies employed by those doing empirical research in the areas of language variation and change.' Charles F. Meyer, University of Massachusetts, Boston\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMethodological know-how has become one of the key qualifications in contemporary linguistics, which has a strong empirical focus. Containing 23 chapters, each devoted to a different research method, this volume brings together the expertise and insight of a range of established practitioners. The chapters are arranged in three parts, devoted to three different stages of empirical research: data collection, analysis and evaluation. In addition to detailed step-by-step introductions and illustrative case studies focusing on variation and change in English, each chapter addresses the strengths and weaknesses of the methodology and concludes with suggestions for further reading. This systematic, state-of-the-art survey is ideal for both novice researchers and professionals interested in extending their methodological repertoires. The book also has a companion website which provides readers with further information, links, resources, demonstrations, exercises and case studies related to each chapter.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: investigating language variation and change Manfred Krug, Julia Schlüter and Anette Rosenbach\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Collecting Empirical Data: Section 1. Fieldwork and Linguistic Mapping: 1. Collecting ethnographic and sociolinguistic data Daniel Schreier\u003cbr\u003e 2. Using participant observation and social network analysis Lynn Clark and Graeme Trousdale\u003cbr\u003e 3. Computer mapping of language data William A. Kretzschmar, Jr\u003cbr\u003e Section 2. Eliciting Linguistic Data: 4. Designing and conducting interviews and questionnaires Manfred Krug and Katrin Sell\u003cbr\u003e 5. Obtaining introspective acceptability judgements Thomas Hoffmann\u003cbr\u003e Section 3. Alternatives to Standard Reference Corpora: 6. Using historical literature databases as corpora Julia Schlüter\u003cbr\u003e 7. Using the OED quotations database as a diachronic corpus Günter Rohdenburg\u003cbr\u003e 8. Using web-based data for the study of global English Marianne Hundt\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Analysing Empirical Data: Section 4. Corpus Analysis: 9. Using 'small' corpora to document ongoing grammatical change Christian Mair\u003cbr\u003e 10. Using tag sequences to retrieve grammatical structures Sebastian Hoffmann\u003cbr\u003e 11. Categorizing syntactic constructions in a corpus Nicholas Smith and Elena Seoane\u003cbr\u003e Section 5. Phonetic and Phonological Analysis: 12. Analysing phonetic and phonological variation on the segmental level Ulrike Gut\u003cbr\u003e 13. Analysing phonetic and phonological variation on the suprasegmental level Ulrike Gut\u003cbr\u003e 14. Reconstructing stress in Old and Middle English Donka Minkova\u003cbr\u003e Section 6. Combinations of Multiple Types of Data: 15. Combining elicitation data with corpus data Anette Rosenbach\u003cbr\u003e 16. Using convergent evidence from psycholinguistics and usage Marilyn Ford and Joan Bresnan\u003cbr\u003e 17. Applying typological methods in dialectology Lieselotte Anderwald and Bernd Kortmann\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Evaluating Empirical Data: Section 7. Basic Statistical Analysis: 18. Quantifying variation and estimating the effects of sample size on the frequencies of linguistic variables Heikki Mannila, Terttu Nevalainen and Helena Raumolin-Brunberg\u003cbr\u003e 19. Elementary statistical testing with R Stefan Th. Gries\u003cbr\u003e Section 8. Multifactorial Analysis: 20. Analysing and interpreting variation in the sociolinguistic tradition Sali A. Tagliamonte\u003cbr\u003e 21. Identifying multidimensional patterns of variation across registers Douglas Biber and Bethany Gray\u003cbr\u003e 22. Computing linguistic distances between varieties April McMahon and Warren Maguire\u003cbr\u003e 23. Analysing aggregated linguistic data Benedikt Szmrecsanyi.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociolinguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociolinguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociolinguistics%20%5BCFB%5D%22\"\u003eCFB\u003c\/a\u003e], Linguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Linguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Linguistics%20%5BCF%5D%22\"\u003eCF\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":46265447285016,"sku":"9781107004900","price":76.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107004900i.jpg?v=1692022965","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/research-methods-in-language-variation-and-change-hardback-9781107004900","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}