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Introduction to Quantitative Analysis of Linguistic Survey Data

An Atlas by the Numbers

By: William A. Kretzschmar, Jr.,Edgar W. Schneider

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Introduction to Quantitative Analysis of Linguistic Survey Data

An Atlas by the Numbers

By: William A. Kretzschmar, Jr.,Edgar W. Schneider

Dialectology--the study of variation in language rather than an invariant, homogenous grammar--lends itself quite naturally to computer assistance, both for the entry and maintenance of a database for quantitative analysis. This book is an introduction to the quantitative analysis of linguistic survey data featuring the Linguistic Atlas of the Middle and South Atlantic States (LAMSAS). Serious quantification and large-scale application of statistics demand the ability to handle large amounts of data elicited in a broad survey with the efficiency of automation. Introduction to Quantitative Analysis of Linguistic Survey Data provides a detailed account of how to adapt LAMSAS to the needs of computerization, the mechanics involved in computerizing LAMSAS, how to analyze the data in the system, statistical testing, and more. Professionals and practitioners in linguistics will be able to analyze the frequency of variants more accurately using the methods detailed in this volume--which in turn will give them a more realistic view of a particular language culture.

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SAGE Publications

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145224877X

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Language and Complex Systems

By: William A. Kretzschmar, Jr

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Language and Complex Systems

By: William A. Kretzschmar, Jr

An understanding of language as a complex system helps us to think differently about linguistics, and helps us to address the impact of linguistic interaction. This book demonstrates how the science of complex systems changes every area of linguistics: how to make a grammar, how to think about the history of language, how language works in the brain, and how it works in social settings. Kretzschmar argues that to construct the best grammars of languages it is necessary to understand the complex system of speech. Each chapter makes specific recommendations for how linguists should manage empirical data in order to form better generalizations about a language and its varieties. The book will be welcomed by students and scholars working in linguistics and English language, especially the study of language variation and the historical development of English.

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Cambridge University Press

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1316368807

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9781316368800

The Emergence and Development of English

An Introduction

By: William A. Kretzschmar (Jr.)

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The Emergence and Development of English

An Introduction

By: William A. Kretzschmar (Jr.)

Presents a beginner's introduction to the history of the English language, incorporating complex systems, the scientific model behind human speech.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108469981

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The Routledge Dictionary of Pronunciation for Current English

By: Clive Upton,William A. Kretzschmar, Jr.

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The Routledge Dictionary of Pronunciation for Current English

By: Clive Upton,William A. Kretzschmar, Jr.

The Routledge Dictionary of Pronunciation for Current English is the most up-to-date record of the pronunciation of British and American English. Based on research by a joint UK and US team of linguistics experts, this is a unique survey of how English is really spoken in the twenty-first century. This second edition has been fully revised to include: a full reappraisal of the pronunciation models for modern British and American English; 2,000 new entries, including new words from the last decade, encyclopedic terms and proper names; separate IPA transcriptions for British and American English for over 100,000 words; information on grammatical variants including plurals, comparative and superlative adjectives, and verb tenses. The most comprehensive dictionary of its type available, The Routledge Dictionary of Pronunciation for Current English is the essential reference for those interested in English pronunciation.

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Taylor & Francis

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131545968X

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9781315459684

Exploring Linguistic Science

Language Use, Complexity, and Interaction

By: Allison Burkette,William A. Kretzschmar Jr.

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Exploring Linguistic Science

Language Use, Complexity, and Interaction

By: Allison Burkette,William A. Kretzschmar Jr.

Introduces students to the scientific study of language, using the basic principles of complexity theory.

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1108424805

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The Atlas of North American English

Phonetics, Phonology and Sound Change

By: William Labov,Sharon Ash,Charles Boberg

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The Atlas of North American English

Phonetics, Phonology and Sound Change

By: William Labov,Sharon Ash,Charles Boberg

The Atlas of North American English provides the first overall view of the pronunciation and vowel systems of the dialects of the U.S. and Canada. The Atlas re-defines the regional dialects of American English on the basis of sound changes active in the 1990s and draws new boundaries reflecting those changes. It is based on a telephone survey of 762 local speakers, representing all the urbanized areas of North America. It has been developed by Bill Labov, one of the leading sociolinguists of the world, together with his colleagues Sharon Ash and Charles Boberg. The Atlas consists of a printed volume accompanied by an interactive CD-ROM. The print and multimedia content is also available online. Combined Edition: Book and Multimedia CD-ROM The book contains 23 chapters that re-define the geographic boundaries of North American dialects and trace the influence of gender, age, education, and city size on the progress of sound change; findings that show a dramatic and increasing divergence of English in North America; 139 four color maps that illustrate the regional distribution of phonological and phonetic variables across the North American continent; 120 four color vowel charts of individual speakers. The multimedia CD-ROM supplements the articles and maps by providing a data base with measurements of more than 100,000 vowels and mean values for 439 speakers; the Plotnik program for mapping each of the individual vowel systems; extended sound samples of all North American dialects; multimedia applications to enhance classroom presentations. Online Version: Book and CD-ROM content plus additional data The online version comprises the contents of the book and the multimedia CD-ROM along with additional data. It presents a wider selection of data, maps, and audio samples that will be recurrently updated; proffers simultaneous access to the information contained in the book and on the multimedia CD-ROM to all users in the university/library network; provides students with easy access to research material for classroom assignments. For more information, please contact Mouton de Gruyter: customerservice@degruyter.com System Requirements for CD-ROM and Online Version Windows PC: Pentium PC, Windows 9x, NT, or XP, at least 16MB RAM, CD-ROM Drive, 16 Bit Soundcard, SVGA (600 x 800 resolution) Apple MAC: OS 6 or higher, 16 Bit Soundcard, at least 16MB RAM Supported Browsers: Internet Explorer, 5.5 or 6 (Mac OS: Internet Explorer 5.1)/Netscape 7.x or higher/Mozilla 1.0 or higher/Mozilla Firefox 1.0 or higher PlugIns: Macromedia Flash Player 6/Acrobat Reader

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Walter de Gruyter

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3110206838

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The Linguistics of Speech

By: William A. Kretzschmar

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The Linguistics of Speech

By: William A. Kretzschmar

This insightful study proposes a unified theory of speech through which conflicting ideas about language might be understood. It is founded on a number of key points, such as the continuum of linguistic behaviour, extensive variation in language features, the importance of regional and social proximity to shared linguistic production, and differential frequency as a key factor in linguistic production both in regional and social groups and in text corpora. The study shows how this new linguistics of speech does not reject rules in favour of language use, or reject language use in favour of rules; rather, it shows how rules can come from language as people use it. Written in a clear, engaging style and containing invaluably accessible introductions to complex theoretical concepts, this work will be of great interest to students and scholars of sociolinguistics, dialectology and corpus linguistics.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521887038

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9780521887038

The Emergence and Development of English

An Introduction

By: William A. Kretzschmar, Jr

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The Emergence and Development of English

An Introduction

By: William A. Kretzschmar, Jr

This textbook provides a step-by-step introduction to the history of the English language (HEL), offering a fresh perspective on the process of language change. Aimed at undergraduate students, The Emergence and Development of English is accessibly written, and contains a wealth of pedagogical tools, including chapter openers, key terms, chapter summaries, end-of-chapter exercises and suggestions for further reading. A central theme of the book is 'emergence', the key term from the study of complex systems, which describes how massive numbers of random verbal interactions give rise to regularities that 'emerge' without specific causes. This unique approach encourages readers to incorporate complex systems into the mainstream coverage of HEL. Additional resources include examples of language from each period, as well as appendices on terminology, online resources and audio samples.

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1108688799

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Book's by William A. Kretzschmar (Jr.)

Introduction to Quantitative Analysis of Linguistic Survey Data

Introduction to Quantitative Analysis of Linguistic Survey Data

Language and Complex Systems

Language and Complex Systems

The Emergence and Development of English

The Emergence and Development of English

The Routledge Dictionary of Pronunciation for Current English

The Routledge Dictionary of Pronunciation for Current English

Exploring Linguistic Science

Exploring Linguistic Science

The Atlas of North American English

The Atlas of North American English

The Linguistics of Speech

The Linguistics of Speech

The Emergence and Development of English

The Emergence and Development of English

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