The written questionnaire in social dialectology : history, theory, practice
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The written questionnaire in social dialectology : history, theory, practice
（Impact : studies in language and society, 40）
John Benjamins, c2015
- : hbk
- : pbk
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Description and Table of Contents
Description
Methods of linguistic data collection are among the most central aspects in empirical linguistics. While written questionnaires have only played a minor role in the field of social dialectology, the study of regional and social variation, the last decade has seen a methodological revival. This book is the first monograph-length account on written questionnaires in more than 60 years. It reconnects - for the newcomer and the more seasoned empirical linguist alike - the older questionnaire tradition, last given serious treatment in the 1950s, with the more recent instantiations, reincarnations and new developments in an up-to-date, near-comprehensive account. A disciplinary history of the method sets the scene for a discussion of essential theoretical aspects in dialectology and sociolinguistics. The book is rounded off by a step-by-step practical guide - from study idea to data analysis and statistics - that includes hands-on sections on Excel and the statistical suite R for the novice.This book has a companion website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/impact.40.website
Table of Contents
- 1. List of common abbreviations
- 2. List of tables
- 3. List of figures
- 4. List of illustrations
- 5. Acknowledgements
- 6. Abstract
- 7. Author's preface
- 8. 1. Written Questionnaires in the wider linguistic context
- 9. Part I. History & theory
- 10. 2. A history of written questionnaires in social dialectology
- 11. 3. A comparison of data collection methodologies
- 12. 4. Types of traditional WQ variables
- 13. 5. World Englishes, multilingualism and written questionnaires
- 14. 6. WQ data and linguistic theory
- 15. Part II. Practice
- 16. 7. Questionnaire design and data collection
- 17. 8. Working with WQ data
- 18. 9. Statistical testing with R
- 19. 10. Epilogue
- 20. Reference
- 21. Index
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