Intra-individual Variation in Language 9783110743036, 9783110742855

This volume offers several empirical, methodological, and theoretical approaches to the study of observable variation wi

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Intra-individual Variation in Language
9783110743036, 9783110742855

The culmination of a seven-year project, this volume provides a complete description of American Sign Language (ASL) var

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This volume explores how human languages become what they are, why they differ from one another in certain ways but not

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In this pioneering study, a world-renowned generative syntactician explores the impact of phenomena known as 'third

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The volume explores the relationship between linguistic universals and language variation. Its contributions identify th

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This book breaks new ground in the study of language standards and standardization through its focus on Asia and in the

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This volume contains a selection from papers presented at the 9th International Conference on Language Variation in Euro

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Linguistic variation, loosely defined as the wholesale processes whereby patterns of language structures exhibit diverge

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Linguistic variation, loosely defined as the wholesale processes whereby patterns of language structures exhibit diverge

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It has been argued that properties of the visual-gestural modality impose a homogenizing effect on sign languages, leadi

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Society is characterized by a constant flow of multimodal products, which increasingly blur the lines between screen and

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