Kretzschmar, William A., Jr.
The linguistics of speech / William A. Kretzschmar, Jr. - xii, 296 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Includes index
Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-288)
The contemporary marketplace of ideas about language --
Saussure --
Evidence from linguistic survey research: basic description --
Statistical evidence from linguistic survey research --
Evidence from corpus linguistics --
Speech as a complex system --
Speech perception --
Speech models and applications.
"This insightful study proposes a unified theory of speech through which conflicting ideas about language might be understood. It is founded on a number of key points, such as the continuum of linguistic behavior, extensive variation in language features, the importance of regional and social proximity to shared linguistic production, and differential frequency as a key factor in linguistic production both in regional and social groups and in text corpora. The study shows how this new linguistics of speech does not reject rules in favor of language use, or reject language use in favor of rules; rather, it shows how rules can come from language as people use it. Written in a clear, engaging style and containing invaluably accessible introductions to complex theoretical concepts, this work will be of great interest to students and scholars of socio-linguistics, dialectology, and corpus linguistics."
9780521887038 0521887038
2009464131
GBA8D1094 bnb
014821407 Uk
Speech acts (Linguistics)
P95.55 / .K75 2009
306.44
The linguistics of speech / William A. Kretzschmar, Jr. - xii, 296 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Includes index
Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-288)
The contemporary marketplace of ideas about language --
Saussure --
Evidence from linguistic survey research: basic description --
Statistical evidence from linguistic survey research --
Evidence from corpus linguistics --
Speech as a complex system --
Speech perception --
Speech models and applications.
"This insightful study proposes a unified theory of speech through which conflicting ideas about language might be understood. It is founded on a number of key points, such as the continuum of linguistic behavior, extensive variation in language features, the importance of regional and social proximity to shared linguistic production, and differential frequency as a key factor in linguistic production both in regional and social groups and in text corpora. The study shows how this new linguistics of speech does not reject rules in favor of language use, or reject language use in favor of rules; rather, it shows how rules can come from language as people use it. Written in a clear, engaging style and containing invaluably accessible introductions to complex theoretical concepts, this work will be of great interest to students and scholars of socio-linguistics, dialectology, and corpus linguistics."
9780521887038 0521887038
2009464131
GBA8D1094 bnb
014821407 Uk
Speech acts (Linguistics)
P95.55 / .K75 2009
306.44