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Experimental Syntax: Applying Objective Methods to Sentence Judgments

By Wayne Cowart

Book information

Publisher
Sage Publications
Year
1997
ISBN
076190042X, 9780761900429
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
12 MB (12334419 bytes)
Pages
200\202
DPI
300
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2016-09-17 08:34:01
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Description

This book provides a concise yet thorough introduction to methods that linguists can use to study patterns of sentence acceptability in speech. Experimental Syntax shows how to design, execute and analyze an appropriate survey experiment for a well-formed question about a matter of fact relative to sentence acceptability. The book also examines variability and demonstrates a method by which an investigator can make principled decisions as to whether two or more informants who use atypical dialects are using the same atypical dialect.

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