LIGN 175 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Isogloss, Canadian Shift, Phonological Change
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We assume that language has variation and that the variation is graded, or affected, by internal and external factors. Find the dependent variable and the different variants. He said , he was like , he went , he goes . Count every single instance that occurs, no exclusion. You can choose specific variants to compare/analyze afterwards. You can exclude it after the fact. You must explain if you choose to exclude data. You must gather all of the data first before choosing to exclude any. Study of linguistic variation as defined by regions. Problem: sound changes are more gradual and permanent than lexical differences which oftens tends to be generational. Women are thought to be the drivers of linguistic change. At the time, it was entirely sexism motivating the focus on norms. Rural: less influence from outside the region. Concentrated mostly on the eastern half of the us. More english speaking people for longer on the east coast.