Book contents
- Variation in English Worldwide
- Studies in English Language
- Variation in English Worldwide
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 The World of English
- Chapter 3 Quantifying Linguistic Variation
- Chapter 4 The Space of Variation in the Present Study
- Chapter 5 General Situational Dimensions of Variation
- Chapter 6 Register-Specific Dimensions
- Chapter 7 Dimensions with Other Patterns of Distribution
- Chapter 8 Discussion: Feature Space and Geographical Space
- Chapter 9 Conclusion
- Book part
- References
- Index
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 November 2019
- Variation in English Worldwide
- Studies in English Language
- Variation in English Worldwide
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 The World of English
- Chapter 3 Quantifying Linguistic Variation
- Chapter 4 The Space of Variation in the Present Study
- Chapter 5 General Situational Dimensions of Variation
- Chapter 6 Register-Specific Dimensions
- Chapter 7 Dimensions with Other Patterns of Distribution
- Chapter 8 Discussion: Feature Space and Geographical Space
- Chapter 9 Conclusion
- Book part
- References
- Index
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.
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- Variation in English WorldwideRegisters and Global Varieties, pp. 1 - 8Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019