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- Variation in English Worldwide
- Studies in English Language
- Variation in English Worldwide
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 The World of English
- Chapter 3 Quantifying Linguistic Variation
- Chapter 4 The Space of Variation in the Present Study
- Chapter 5 General Situational Dimensions of Variation
- Chapter 6 Register-Specific Dimensions
- Chapter 7 Dimensions with Other Patterns of Distribution
- Chapter 8 Discussion: Feature Space and Geographical Space
- Chapter 9 Conclusion
- Book part
- References
- Index
Chapter 7 - Dimensions with Other Patterns of Distribution
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 November 2019
- Variation in English Worldwide
- Studies in English Language
- Variation in English Worldwide
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 The World of English
- Chapter 3 Quantifying Linguistic Variation
- Chapter 4 The Space of Variation in the Present Study
- Chapter 5 General Situational Dimensions of Variation
- Chapter 6 Register-Specific Dimensions
- Chapter 7 Dimensions with Other Patterns of Distribution
- Chapter 8 Discussion: Feature Space and Geographical Space
- Chapter 9 Conclusion
- Book part
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter discusses the remaining four dimensions, which are less easily subsumed under a logic of either modality or conventions of a narrowly defined register. For each of these, explanations are provided that have to do with drifts in discourse conventions, cultural differences, and grammatical peculiarities across varieties of English.
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- Variation in English WorldwideRegisters and Global Varieties, pp. 147 - 172Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019