ABSTRACT
This groundbreaking collection showcases Jenny Cheshire’s influential work in bringing greater attention to quantitative analysis of socio-grammatical variation and builds upon her contributions with new lines of inquiry pushing sociolinguistic research forward. Featuring contributions from leading experts in the field, the volume is structured in six parts with a particular focus on syntactic, morpho-syntactic, and discourse-pragmatic variation and change, each section turning a lens on a different aspect of socio-grammatical variation. The first sections of the volume focus on the role of structure, its relevance for sociolinguistic production and perception and the impact of social structure on formal structure. Two sections look at the interface of variationist research with other aspects of linguistic research, including generative syntax and discourse-pragmatic features. The final sections consider the importance of integrating broader external factors in socio-grammatical variation, exploring the impact of interactional pressures in the sociolinguistic environment and the role of multi-ethnic contact varieties. Taken together, this volume demonstrates the critical role of socio-grammatical variation in our understanding of language change as a holistic process.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |12 pages
Advancing Socio-grammatical Variation and Change
part Section 1|78 pages
Conceptualising Social Meaning
chapter 1.2|23 pages
Towards an Integrated Model of Perception
chapter 1.4|18 pages
The Role of Syntax in the Study of Sociolinguistic Meaning
part Section 2|94 pages
Combining the Social and the Grammatical
part Section 3|61 pages
Formal Approaches to Syntactic Variation
part Section 4|94 pages
Language Contact and Multiethnolects
chapter 4.1|28 pages
Tracing the Origins of an Urban Youth Vernacular
part Section 5|58 pages
Discourse and Pragmatic Variation