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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 5 - General Situational Dimensions of Variation
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 presents the first three dimensions of linguistic variation developed in the statistical analysis. The interpretation of these dimensions can largely be derived from differences in modality and attendant communicative-situational properties.
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- Variation in English WorldwideRegisters and Global Varieties, pp. 101 - 124Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019