Salience in Sociolinguistics A Quantitative Approach |
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Author:
| Rácz, Péter |
Series title: | Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-3-11-030540-1 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
Publisher: | Mouton De Gruyter
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Book Format: | Mixed media product |
List Price: | USD $210.00 |
Book Description:
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This work proposes a definition of the notion of salience in sociolinguistics. Salient linguistic variants are those that are easily picked up by the listeners, and these stand in opposition to `invisible' variants, which are, even if they also show complex social stratification, completely ignored. Taking a quantitative angle, this work sees salience as a function of relative frequency differences, giving it an empirically testable operationalisation.
This work proposes a definition of the notion of salience in sociolinguistics. Salient linguistic variants are those that are easily picked up by the listeners, and these stand in opposition to `invisible' variants, which are, even if they also show complex social stratification, completely ignored. Taking a quantitative angle, this work sees salience as a function of relative frequency differences, giving it an empirically testable operationalisation.