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A statistical method for the identification and aggregation of regional linguistic variation.
- Source :
- Language Variation & Change; Jul2011, Vol. 23 Issue 2, p193-221, 29p
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- This paper introduces a method for the analysis of regional linguistic variation. The method identifies individual and common patterns of spatial clustering in a set of linguistic variables measured over a set of locations based on a combination of three statistical techniques: spatial autocorrelation, factor analysis, and cluster analysis. To demonstrate how to apply this method, it is used to analyze regional variation in the values of 40 continuously measured, high-frequency lexical alternation variables in a 26-million-word corpus of letters to the editor representing 206 cities from across the United States. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09543945
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Language Variation & Change
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 74556058
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S095439451100007X