Title:
Analyzing variation in language : papers from the Second Colloquium on New Ways of Analyzing Variation / Ralph W. Fasold, Roger W. Shuy, editors.
Author:
Colloquium on New Ways of Analyzing Variation (2nd : 1973 : Georgetown University)
Fasold, Ralph W.
Shuy, Roger W.
Fasold, Ralph W.
Shuy, Roger W.
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Part I. Variation theory -- Varied objections to various variable rules / Frank Anshen -- The necessity of variable rules / Robert Berdan -- The Bailey wave model : a dynamic quantitative paradigm / Ralph W. Fasold -- Use and applications of the Cedergren-Sankoff variable rule program / Gregory R. Guy -- Variable constraints and rule relations / Walt Wolfram -- Part II. Variation in grammar -- Some more on anymore / Donald Hindle and Ivan Sag -- Some universals for quantifier scope / Georgette Ioup -- Variation in universal grammar / Edward L. Keenan -- A "markedness" hierarchy of quantified noun phrases / Patrick F. McNamer -- Carrying the new wave into syntax : the case of Black English bin / John R. Rickford -- Part III. Polysemy or monosemy : discrete meanings or continuum? / Charles E. Ruhl -- Discord / Clare M. Silva and Arnold M. Zwicky -- Figurative language and the two-code hypothesis / Martin Steinmann, Jr. -- Where do conditional expressions qualify? : functional variability between logical and ordinary language conditionals / Masa-Aki Yamanashi -- Uniting three traditions : the classical study of grammatical-category-space, and lexical decomposition in generative semantics / Lloyd Anderson -- Part IV. Variation in languages in contact -- Synchronic languages and the problem of interlingual influence / David O. Oke -- Jenepher revisited : adult language change / Barbara Robson -- Part V. Variation in sign language -- A good rule of thumb : variable phonology in American sign language / Robbin Battison, Harry Markowicz, and James Woodward -- Variation in American sign language syntax : agent-beneficiary directionality / James C. Woodward, Jr. -- Part VI. Applications of variation studies -- What is the study of variation useful for? / Roger W. Shuy.
Publisher:
Georgetown University Press,
Publication Place:
Washington :
ISBN:
0878402071
9780878402076
Subject:
Language and languages -- Variation -- Congresses.
Languages in contact -- Congresses.
Sign language -- Congresses.
Taalwetenschap.
Taalvariatie.
Sprachwandel.
Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Kongress.
Contents:
Variation theory -- Varied objections to various variable rules / The necessity of variable rules / The Bailey wave model : a dynamic quantitative paradigm / Use and applications of the Cedergren-Sankoff variable rule program / Variable constraints and rule relations / Variation in grammar -- Some more on anymore / Some universals for quantifier scope / Variation in universal grammar / A "markedness" hierarchy of quantified noun phrases / Carrying the new wave into syntax : the case of Black English bin / Polysemy or monosemy : discrete meanings or continuum? / Discord / Figurative language and the two-code hypothesis / Where do conditional expressions qualify? : functional variability between logical and ordinary language conditionals / Uniting three traditions : the classical study of grammatical-category-space, and lexical decomposition in generative semantics / Variation in languages in contact -- Synchronic languages and the problem of interlingual influence / Jenepher revisited : adult language change / Variation in sign language -- A good rule of thumb : variable phonology in American sign language / Variation in American sign language syntax : agent-beneficiary directionality / Applications of variation studies -- What is the study of variation useful for? /
Physical Description:
vii, 327 pages : illustrations ;
Formatted Contents Note:
Part I. Part II. Part III. Part IV. Part V. Part VI.
Publication Date:
1975.