Variation in English : multi-dimensional studies
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Variation in English : multi-dimensional studies
(Studies in language and linguistics / general editors, Geoffrey Leech & Mick Short)
Longman, 2001
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-251) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Multi-Dimensional studies (MD) is a new statistical approach to language variation developed by Doug Biber. The methodology involved in this approach means that for the first time, using corpora of spoken and written language from different periods, we can demonstrate how language varies from one type of text to another, for example, how American style varies from British. Doug Biber begins with a discussion of the methodology required and emphasises the new insights into language variation and use that can be gained from the MD approach.
Table of Contents
List of Contributors Publisher's Acknowledgements Part 1 - Introduction to Multi-Dimensional Analysis Part II - Multi-Dimensional Studies Based on the 1988 Model of Variation in Spoken and Written Registers Part III - Other Studies Based on the Multi-Dimensional Approach References Index
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