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  • Chapter 1 - Introduction

  • Axel Bohmann, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany
  • Book:
    Variation in English Worldwide
    Published online:
    03 November 2019
    Print publication:
    21 November 2019, pp 1-8

  • Summary

    This chapter gives a general overview of the research topic, the motivation for the study, and its general theoretical and methodological embedding. It articulates the research questions of the study and provides an overview of the following chapters.

  • Chapter 9 - Conclusion

  • Axel Bohmann, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany
  • Book:
    Variation in English Worldwide
    Published online:
    03 November 2019
    Print publication:
    21 November 2019, pp 191-196

  • Summary

    This chapter retraces the main analytical steps in the book and the theoretical insights gained from the analysis and provides an outlook for future research conducted in a similar spirit.

  • Chapter 3 - Quantifying Linguistic Variation

  • Axel Bohmann, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany
  • Book:
    Variation in English Worldwide
    Published online:
    03 November 2019
    Print publication:
    21 November 2019, pp 41-58

  • Summary

    This chapter introduces perspectives on the analysis and quantification of linguistic variation, comparing variationist sociolinguistics, corpus-based text linguistics, and the multifeature, aggregational approach associated with dialectometry and MD analysis. The choice of the MD framework is justified and the central steps involved in such an analysis are outlined.

Variation in English Worldwide
  • Registers and Global Varieties
  • Axel Bohmann
  • Published online:
    03 November 2019
    Print publication:
    21 November 2019
  • World Englishes is one of the most active fields of present day linguistic research. This book provides a comprehensive overview of variation in English across the globe, by analysing a large corpus of texts from the English speaking world. The analysis draws on a larger number of individual texts and linguistic features than previous studies have done. It includes a systematic comparison of the influence of register and national variety on variation in English world-wide, and explores patterns of variation in both qualitative and quantitative terms. The results provide a testing ground for theoretical models, and highlight the importance of register in mediating linguistic differences across national varieties.