Experimental Investigations of Sociolinguistic Knowledge
Author: Laura Staum
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Published: 2008
Total Pages: 212
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Awareness and Control in Sociolinguistic Research
Author: Anna M. Babel
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2016-07-21
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 1316712478
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe topic of awareness and control is an elephant in the room in sociolinguistic research. To what extent are speakers aware of sociolinguistic variables? Are there different types or levels of awareness? Is 'control' of these variables a conscious or unconscious process, or is it some combination of the two? Are the variables we are aware of necessarily those we control, and vice versa? The extent to which speakers are aware of sociolinguistic information and use it strategically may drastically affect our understanding of the role that sociolinguistic cues play in the development of structural categories. This volume constitutes the first concerted effort to understand the nature of awareness and control using all the methodological and theoretical tools at our disposal. The contributors employ a variety of perspectives to address the relationship between awareness and control in sociolinguistic research.
Experimental Research Methods in Sociolinguistics
Author: Katie Drager
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2018-02-22
Total Pages: 217
ISBN-13: 147425179X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn accessible, user-friendly guide to the variety of different experimental methods used in sociolinguistics, Experimental Research Methods in Sociolinguistics walks students through the “how-to” of experimental methods used to investigate variation in both speech production and perception. Focusing squarely on practice and application, it takes the reader from defining a research question, to choosing an appropriate framework, to completing a research project. Featuring a companion website with information on experiment-friendly software, sample experiments and suggestions for work to undertake, the book also covers: -Ethical concerns -How to measure production and perception -How to construct and use corpora
The Oxford Handbook of Sociolinguistics
Author: Robert Bayley
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 913
ISBN-13: 0190233745
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis major new survey of sociolinguistics identifies gaps in our existing knowledge base and provides directions for future research.
Awareness and Control in Sociolinguistic Research
Author: Anna Babel
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2016-07-21
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 1107072387
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book investigates our awareness and control of sociolinguistic features as they are embedded in social and grammatical systems.
Sociolinguistics and Second Language Acquisition
Author: Kimberly L. Geeslin
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-05-14
Total Pages: 345
ISBN-13: 1136306064
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSociolinguistics and Second Language Acquisition is a comprehensive textbook that bridges the gap between the fields of sociolinguistics and second language acquisition, exploring the variety of ways in which social context influences the acquisition of a second language. It reviews basic principles of sociolinguistics, provides a unified account of the multiple theoretical approaches to social factors in second languages, summarizes the growing body of empirical research, including examples of findings from a wide range of second languages, and discusses the application of sociolinguistics to the second language classroom. Written for an audience that extends beyond specialists in the field, complete with summary tables, additional readings, discussion questions, and application activities throughout, this volume will serve as the ideal textbook for advanced undergraduate or graduate students of second language acquisition and instruction, and will also be of interest to researchers in the fields of second language acquisition, second language instruction and sociolinguistics.
The Cambridge Handbook of Language Learning
Author: John W. Schwieter
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2021-10-07
Total Pages: 831
ISBN-13: 9781108430289
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProviding a comprehensive survey of cutting-edge work on second language learning, this Handbook, written by a team of leading experts, surveys the nature of second language learning and its implications for teaching. Prominent theories and methods from linguistics, psycholinguistics, processing-based, and cognitive approaches are covered and organised thematically across sections dealing with skill development, individual differences, pedagogical interventions and approaches, and context and environment. This state-of-the-art volume will interest researchers in second language studies and language education, and will also reach out to advanced undergraduate and graduate students in these and other related areas.
The Semantics of Gradability, Vagueness, and Scale Structure
Author: Elena Castroviejo
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2018-06-20
Total Pages: 293
ISBN-13: 3319777912
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume is the first to focus specifically on experimental studies of the semantics of gradability, scale structure and vagueness. It presents support for and challenges to current formal analyses of these phenomena in view of experimentally collected data, highlighting the ways semantic and pragmatic theory can benefit from experimental methodologies. The papers in the volume contribute to an explicit and detailed account of the use, representation, and online processing of gradable and vague expressions using various kinds of controlled speaker judgment tasks, eye tracking, and ERP. The aim is to strengthen the foundations of experimental semantics and promote interaction between linguists, psycholinguists, psychologists, and philosophers who are interested in the semantics of natural language. Using data representing different languages and a variety of nominal and adjectival constructions, including degree modification and comparatives, the contributions address scale-based classifications of gradable predicates, such as the absolute vs. relative distinction; the nature of the standards for applicability of gradable expressions and the ways in which standards are determined; the nature of dimensions and multidimensionality in the meaning of scalar expressions; and the role of embodiment, subjectivity, and sociolinguistic considerations in the use and understanding of gradable expressions.
The Oxford Handbook of Laboratory Phonology
Author: Abigail C. Cohn
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 888
ISBN-13: 0199575037
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides state-of-the-art coverage of research in laboratory phonology. Laboratory phonology denotes a research perspective, not a specific theory: it represents a broad community of scholars dedicated to bringing interdisciplinary experimental approaches and methods to bear on how spoken language is structured, learned and used; it draws on a wide range of tools and concepts from cognitive and natural sciences. This book describes the investigative approaches,disciplinary perspectives, and methods deployed in laboratory phonology, and highlights the most promising areas of current research.Part one introduces the history, nature, and aims of laboratory phonology. The remaining four parts cover central issues in research done within this perspective, as well as methodological resources used for investigating these issues. Contributions to this volume address how laboratory phonology approaches have provided insight into human speech and language structure and how theoretical questions and methodologies are intertwined. This Handbook, the first specifically dedicated tothe laboratory phonology approach, builds on the foundation of knowledge amassed in linguistics, speech research and allied disciplines. With the varied interdisciplinary contributions collected, the Handbook advances work in this vibrant field.
The Oxford Handbook of Language Production
Author: Matthew Goldrick
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2014-04-11
Total Pages: 513
ISBN-13: 0199393516
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Oxford Handbook of Language Production provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary review of the complex mechanisms involved in language production. It describes what we know of the computational, linguistic, cognitive, and brain bases of human language production - from how we conceive the messages we aim to convey, to how we retrieve the right (and sometimes wrong) words, how we form grammatical sentences, and how we assemble and articulate individual sounds, letters, and gestures. Contributions from leading psycholinguists, linguists, and neuroscientists offer readers a broad perspective on the latest research, highlighting key investigations into core aspects of human language processing. The Handbook is organized into three sections: speaking, written and sign languages, and how language production interfaces with the wider cognitive system, including control processes, memory, non-linguistic gestures, and the perceptual system. These chapters discuss a wide array of levels of representation, from sentences to individual words, speech sounds and articulatory gestures, extending to discourse and the broader social context of speaking. Detailed supporting chapters provide an overview of key issues in linguistic structure at each level of representation. Authoritative yet concisely written, the volume will be of interest to scholars and students working in cognitive psychology, psycholinguistics, cognitive neuroscience, computer science, audiology, and education, and related fields.
