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Explanations in Sociosyntactic Variation
  • Edited by Tanya Karoli Christensen, Torben Juel Jensen
  • Published online:
    06 January 2022
    Print publication:
    20 January 2022
  • What explains variation in human language? How are linguistic and social factors related? How do we examine possible semantic differences between variants? These questions and many more are explored in this volume, which examines syntactic variables in a range of languages. It brings together a team of internationally acclaimed authors to provide perspectives on how and why syntax varies between and within speakers, focusing on explaining theoretical backgrounds and methods. The analyses presented are based on a range of languages, making it possible to address the questions from a cross-linguistic perspective. All chapters demonstrate rigorous quantitative analyses, which expose the conditioning factors in language change as well as offering important insights into community and individual grammars. It is essential reading for researchers and students with an interest in language variation and change, and the theoretical framework and methods applied in the study of how and why syntax varies.

  • 1 - A Guide to the Linguists’ Guide to Grammar

  • Tom Rankin, Melinda Whong, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Book:
    Grammar
    Published online:
    10 September 2020
    Print publication:
    01 October 2020, pp 1-40

  • Summary

    This chapter sets the scene for the book by surveying the terrain of academic linguistics. Issues connected to language teaching and the place of grammar in language teaching are situated with respect to different fundamental concepts in linguistics and the influence these have had on the development of teaching methodologies. The idea of grammatical concepts as an approach to developing language awareness among language learners is introduced and illustrated on the basis of data from a range of languages.