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Syntactic Variation, Parameters, and Social Distribution.
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Cornips, Leonie – Language Variation and Change, 1998
Concerns the interrelation between the theoretical status and the social dimensions of syntactic variation in Heerlen Dutch. Syntactic variation of Heerlen Dutch consists of a range of dative constructions that are unacceptable in standard Dutch. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Dutch, Language Variation, Linguistic Theory, Standard Spoken Usage
On Resolving Disagreement: Linguistic Theory and Variation--"There's Bridges."
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Meechan, Marjory; Foley, Michele – Language Variation and Change, 1994
Using variationist methodology, this study analyzed natural speech data from 31 speakers of standard Canadian English and found an overwhelming preference for singular agreement in existentials. Contrary to predictions, this was not linked to a determiner-based structural distinction but rather to the form of the copula and the speaker's level of…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Foreign Countries, Grammar, Language Variation