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Methods, innovations and extensions: Reflections on half a century of methodology in social dialectology

Journal of sociolinguistics, 2016-09, Vol.20 (4), p.431-452

2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd ;ISSN: 1360-6441 ;ISSN: 1467-9841 ;EISSN: 1467-9841 ;DOI: 10.1111/josl.12195

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  • Title:
    Methods, innovations and extensions: Reflections on half a century of methodology in social dialectology
  • Author: Meyerhoff, Miriam
  • Subjects: Dialectology ; Dialects ; interdisciplinarity ; interviews ; Labov ; Labov, William ; language ; Language attitudes ; Language usage ; Language variation ; methodology ; quantitative ; Quantitative analysis ; Research methodology ; sociolinguistic survey ; Sociolinguistics ; triangulation
  • Is Part Of: Journal of sociolinguistics, 2016-09, Vol.20 (4), p.431-452
  • Description: Labov's ingenuity in devising methods for collecting and analysing ‘the language used by ordinary people in their everyday affairs’ (1972: 69) is unmatched. This paper considers the goals and underlying questions shaping the methods that Labov innovated for (1) collecting quantities of everyday speech, (2) approaching variation in language use scientifically, and (3) thinking interdisciplinarily. The first includes the sociolinguistic interview, and other activities focused directly on forms, and critiques of Labov's methods. The second includes quantitative methods and raises some broader issues around triangulation. The third includes the complementary use of attitudes and perception data with production data. It concludes by suggesting that Labov's body of work has also contributed to the creation of a distinct, sociolinguistic community of practice. Kleva blong Labov i bigwan tumas long saed blong faenem mo analaesem lanwis blong yumi evriwan. Long atikel ia, yumi tingbaot ol stamba tingting we oli mekem Labov i wantem rikodem toktok blong rod mo blong yumi long haos. Yumi lanem fasin we Labov i tingbaot sam niufala fasin blong luklukgud long lanwis olsem saeens. Yumi lanem tu fasin we Labov i stap tingting long fasin we stadi blong lanwis i save joenem sam narafala stadi, olsem antropologi, saekolodji. Fes samting we yumi tingbaot, hem i stael blong Labov long wan intaviu. I gat sam narafala fasin we i giaman ol man blong oli no save i stap stadi lanwis stret. I no evriman i laekem stael blong Labov olsem; yumi tokbaot samting ia tu. Nambatu samting yumi tingbaot, hem i fasin blong kaontem mo skelem ol samting we hem i faenemaot. Olsem wanem yumi sua se yumi tingting stret taem yumi stadi lanwis long fasin olsem ia. Nambatri samting, hem i fasin we yumi save skelem ol tingting blong man long saed blong lanwis wetem fasin we oli yusum. Yumi klosem atikel ia long wan tingting, hemia se wok blong Labov i statem wan niufala komuniti long saed blong aksen long lingwistik. []
  • Publisher: Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1360-6441
    ISSN: 1467-9841
    EISSN: 1467-9841
    DOI: 10.1111/josl.12195
  • Source: Alma/SFX Local Collection
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