{"product_id":"variation-in-english-douglas-biber-9780582307414","title":"Variation in English: Multi-Dimensional Studies","description":"\u003cp\u003eStudies in Language and Linguistics\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Editors- Geoffrey Leech, Department of Modern English Language, Lancaster University and Jenny Thomas, School of English and Linguistics, University of Wales, Bangor\u003cbr\u003eBroad-ranging and authoritative, Studies in Language and Linguistics is an occasional series\u003cbr\u003eincorporating major new work in all areas of linguistics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVariation in English- Multi-Dimensional Studies\u003c\/em\u003e provides both a comprehensive view into a relatively new technique for studying language, and a diverse, exciting collection of studies of variation in English. \u003cbr\u003eThe first part of the book provides an explanation of multi-dimensional (MD) analysis, a research technique for studying language variation. MD is a corpus-based approach developed by Doug Biber that facilitates large-scale studies of language variation and the investigation of research questions that were previously intractable. The second part of the book contains studies that apply Biber's original MD analysis of English to new domains. These studies cover the historical evolution of English; specialized domains such as medical writing and oral proficiency testing; and dialect variation, including gender and British\/American.\u003cbr\u003eThe third part of the book contains studies that conduct new MD analyses, covering adult\/child language differences, 18th century speech and writing, and discourse complexity. Readers of this book will become familiar with the analytical techniques of multi-dimensional analysis, with its applicability to a wide variety of language issues, and with the findings of important studies previously published in diverse journals as well as new studies appearing for the first time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas Biber, Susan Conrad\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0582307414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780582307414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Douglas Biber","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46685603496191,"sku":"9780582307414","price":71.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7f964f17-953d-4c36-831b-d772411cc2e6.jpg?v=1741726217","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/variation-in-english-douglas-biber-9780582307414","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}