Grammar between Norm and Variation

Albrecht Plewnia

ISBN 10: 3631610041 / ISBN 13: 9783631610046

Published by Peter Lang, Peter Lang Sep 2010, 2010

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Neuware -The articles collected in this volume offer the most various access to the discussed questions on norm and variation. In their entirety, they reflect the current discussion of the topic. Focusing on the object languages German and English ensures a high level of topical consistency. On the other hand, the four large topic areas (emergence and change of norms and grammatical constructions; relationship of codes of norms and ¿real¿ language usage; competition of standard and non-standard language norms; and subsistent norms of minority languages and «institutionalised second-language varieties») cover a large range of relevant issues, thereby certainly giving an impetus to new and further investigations.Peter Lang Group AG Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaft, Place de la gare 12, 1003 LAUSANNE 292 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Grammar between Norm and Variation
• Publisher: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Sep 2010
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631610041
• ISBN 13: 9783631610046
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 153H x 19D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 153 millimeters height by 19 millimeters depth
• Weight: 493 grams

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Synopsis

The articles collected in this volume offer the most various access to the discussed questions on norm and variation. In their entirety, they reflect the current discussion of the topic. Focusing on the object languages German and English ensures a high level of topical consistency. On the other hand, the four large topic areas (emergence and change of norms and grammatical constructions; relationship of codes of norms and ‘real’ language usage; competition of standard and non-standard language norms; and subsistent norms of minority languages and «institutionalised second-language varieties») cover a large range of relevant issues, thereby certainly giving an impetus to new and further investigations.

About the Author

Alexandra N. Lenz is professor at the University of Vienna. Her research focus is on variationist linguistics, syntax, semantics, grammaticalization and language history.
Albrecht Plewnia works as researcher at the Institut für Deutsche Sprache in Mannheim. His research focuses on German grammar, minority languages, multilingualism and language attitude.