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Localized globalization: A multi-local, multivariate investigation of quotative be like

Journal of sociolinguistics, 2009-06, Vol.13 (3), p.291-331

2009 INIST-CNRS ;ISSN: 1360-6441 ;EISSN: 1467-9841 ;DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9841.2009.00412.x

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  • Title:
    Localized globalization: A multi-local, multivariate investigation of quotative be like
  • Author: Buchstaller, Isabelle ; D'Arcy, Alexandra
  • Subjects: be like ; Crosscultural Analysis ; Cultural Transmission ; England ; Global Local Relationship ; Globalization ; Language Usage ; Linguistic geography ; Linguistics ; localization ; New Zealand ; Quotative ; Sociolinguistics and ethnolinguistics ; transfer ; United States of America
  • Is Part Of: Journal of sociolinguistics, 2009-06, Vol.13 (3), p.291-331
  • Description: We conduct a multi-local, multivariate analysis of 'be like' in comparable datasets from three discontinuous geographic settings (the U.S.A., England, and New Zealand). Previously, comparative cross-variety analysis of this form has been fundamentally hampered by key methodological differences. A methodologically coherent analysis reveals that the 'classic factors' (Tagliamonte and D'Arcy 2007: 203) grammatical person and content of the quote, as well as the effect of mimesis, are transferred to the receptor variety, albeit with varying degrees of completeness. Other conditioning factors are particularized to the local system into which 'be like' is adopted, which leads us to define its spread as a case of weak transfer. We suggest that there are at least two explanations for this finding: (1) global innovations must be considered in light of the local systems into which they are adopted; and (2) the form and amount of contact must be correlated with respect to the knowledge transfer they allow. Adapted from the source document.
  • Publisher: Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1360-6441
    EISSN: 1467-9841
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9841.2009.00412.x
  • Source: Alma/SFX Local Collection
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