Intra-individual Variation in Language

Werth, Alexander; Bülow, Lars ; Pfenninger, Simone E. und Schiegg, Markus (Hrsg.) (2021): Intra-individual Variation in Language. Trends in Linguistics: Studies and Monographs, Bd. 363. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton.

Abstract

This volume offers several empirical, methodological, and theoretical approaches to the study of observable variation within individuals on various linguistic levels. With a focus on German varieties, the chapters provide answers on the following questions (inter alia):

Which linguistic and extra-linguistic factors explain intra-individual variation? Is there observable intra-individual variation that cannot be explained by linguistic and extra-linguistic factors? Can group-level results be generalised to individual language usage and vice versa? Is intra-individual variation indicative of actual patterns of language change? How can intra-individual variation be examined in historical data?

Consequently, the various theoretical, methodological and empirical approaches in this volume offer a better understanding of the meaning of intra-individual variation for patterns of language development, language variation and change.

The inter- and transdisciplinary nature of the volume is an exciting new frontier, and the results of the studies in this book provide a wealth of new findings as well as challenges to some of the existing findings and assumptions regarding the nature of intra-individual variation.

• Dokumententyp: Herausgeberschaft
• Fakultät: Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaften > Department 1 > Germanistik > Sprachwissenschaft
• Themengebiete: 400 Sprache > 410 Linguistik
• ISBN: 978-3-11-074303-6
• Ort: Berlin
• Sprache: Englisch