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Language Variation and Language Change Across the Lifespan: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives f
I: Revelations from Past Trend and Panel Studies
II: Insights in the Analysis of Intra-Speaker(In)Stability
III: A Glimpse from the Past: Panel Research from Archival Material
IV: New Methodological Approaches for Lifespan Studies
References
I: Revelations from Past Trend and Panel Studies
The Beginnings of Panel Research: Individual Language Variation, Change, and Stability in Eskilstuna
Introduction
Data and Methods in Early Panel Research
The Eskilstuna Community
The Informant Pool
Socioeconomic Status
Integration Index
Social Mobility
The Conversational Interviews
The Linguistic Variables
Frequency and Geographical Distribution
Sociolinguistic Salience
Analysis and Results
Age
Gender
Socioeconomic Status
Social Mobility
Discussion
Conclusion
Notes
References
Alignment of Individuals with Community Trends: Subjects from the Portuguese
Introduction
Data and Methodology
The Pronominal System of Brazilian Portuguese
Changes Across the Lifespan and Across the Community
The Loss of Null Referential Subjects
The Loss of Third-Person Accusative Clitic
Subject-Verb Agreement
Conclusions
Notes
References
Stylistic Variation in Panel Studies of Language Change: Challenge and Opportunity
Introduction
Stylistic Variation as a Challenge for Panel Studies of Linguistic Change: Exemplifications
Fischer
The Lanchart Study
My Work on Guyanese Creole
The Foxy Boston and Tinky Gates Series of Interviews
Stylistic Variation as an Opportunity for Panel Studies of Change: «Solutions»
Ghyselen's Solution: Five Settings
The LANCHART Discourse Context Analysis
Topic Analysis as Another Solution
Summary and Conclusion
Notes
References
II: Insights in the Analysis of Intra-Speaker (In)Stability
Individual and Group Trajectories Across Adulthood in a Sample of Utah English Speakers
Introduction
Data Source and Panel
Results
Low Back Merger
Onset (wh)
Discussion
Conclusions
Notes
References
Accent Reversion in Older Adults: Evidence from the Queen's Christmas Broadcasts
Introduction
Methods
Materials
Data Preparation and Analysis
Results
Discussion
Summary and Conclusions
References
III: A Glimpse of the Past: Panel Research from Archival Material
Exploiting Convention: Lifespan Change and Generational Incrementation in the Development of Cleft Constructions
Introduction
Background
Corpus and Data Collection
Social Propagation and Individual Change
Information Structure
Clefts: Definition and Usage
Results
Information Status of Cleft Focus
Information Status of the Cleft Topic
Informative Presupposition
Discussion
Conclusion
Notes
References
Corpus-Based Lifespan Change in Late Middle English
Introduction
Methodology
Corpus and Informants
Linguistic Variable: ⟨th⟩
Results and Analytical Interpretation
Apparent-Time Study
Real-Time. Trend and Panel Study
Intra-Speaker Variation
Conclusion
Notes
References
IV: New Methodological Approaches for Lifespan Studies
Exploring the Effect of Linguistic Architecture and Heuristic Method in Panel Analysis
Introduction
Language Change
Data and Methods
The Realisation of (ing)
The Realisation of (t)
Quotation
Quantitative Analysis
Results
Discussion and Conclusion
Notes
References
Loss of Historical Phonetic Contrast across the Lifespan: Articulatory, Lexical, and Social Effects on Sound Change in Swabian
Introduction
Research Background
Data and Methodology
The Panel Corpus
Speakers
Transcriptions
Formant Frequencies
Swabian Orientation
Statistical Modelling
Example Analysis
Analysis and Results
Lifespan Change
Phonetic Change
Interaction Effects of Change in Progress
Discussion
Notes
References
Deconfounding the Effects of Competition and Attrition on Dialect across the Lifespan: A Panel Study Investigation of Swabian
Introduction
The Hypotheses
The Current Study
Data and Methods
Swabian Corpus
Social Predictors
Types and Tokens
Vocabulary Growth
Statistical Methods
Analysis and Results
Vocabulary Growth
Orientation and Lexical Choice
Individual Patterns of Change
Word Frequency
Concluding Remarks
Notes
References
V: Future Directions for Panel Research
What's the Point of Panel Studies?
Expand the linguistic and geographic reach
Test the Uniformitarian Principle on individuals
Employ a wider range of theories and methods
Keep style at the forefront
Establish a common terminology
Clarify what we mean by “change” in post-adolescence
Conclusion
Notes
References
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