Geographic information systems and perceptual dialectology: a method for processing draw-a-map data

Montgomery, Chris; Stoeckle, Philipp

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“…The first methodological modification we introduced to the "draw-a-map" task is to use a map which shows more detail than is customary in PD studies of, for example, the US (Evans, 2013;Niedzielski & Preston, 2003), or the UK and Germany (Montgomery & Stoeckle, 2013). The motivation behind this decision is twofold.…”

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“…Digital spatial representations of Kurdish people's mental maps of the varieties of their language and where they are spoken can furthermore be compared with maps produced through traditional dialectological methods (Hassanpour, 1992;Izady, 1992;. This can not only yield useful comparisons and challenge assumptions made in both research traditions (Butters, 1991), but also encourage traditional and perceptual dialectologists to look afresh at their results (Montgomery & Stoeckle, 2013). With these wide potential applications, the paper addresses the following research questions:…”

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A perceptual dialectological approach to linguistic variation and spatial analysis of Kurdish varieties

Eppler¹,

Benedikt²

2017

J. of Ling. Geography

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This paper presents the results of the first investigation into Kurdish linguistic varieties and their spatial distribution. Kurdish dialects are used across five nation states in the Middle East and only one dialect, Sorani, has official status in one of these nation states. The study employs the “draw-a-map” task established in Perceptual Dialectology; the analysis is supported by Geographical Information Systems (GIS). The results show that, despite the geolinguistic and geopolitical situation, Kurdish respondents have good knowledge of the main varieties of their language (Kurmanji, Sorani, and the related variety Zazaki) and where to localize them. Awareness of the more diverse Southern Kurdish varieties is less definitive. This indicates that the Kurdish language plays a role in identity formation, but also that smaller isolated varieties are not only endangered in terms of speakers, but also in terms of their representations in Kurds’ mental maps of the linguistic landscape they live in.

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A perceptual dialectological approach to linguistic variation and spatial analysis of Kurdish varieties

Eppler¹,

Benedikt²

2017

J. of Ling. Geography

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“…During such tasks, respondents are asked to undertake further activities in which they add labels to dialect areas, as well as providing additional attitudinal information about the areas they have drawn. Maps from large numbers of respondents are sought, in order that the data they have added to maps can be aggregated (Preston and Howe 1987;Montgomery and Stoeckle, 2013) and generalised perceptions of the linguistic landscape investigated. Figure 2 shows the location of the respondents who participated in the draw-amap task, along with other geographical entities mentioned in this chapter.…”

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“…In order to assist the respondents, a location map which contained a number of major cities and towns was projected for respondents for the first five minutes of the task. After the draw-a-map task had been completed, the data were processed by the Geographical Information Systems package (ArcGIS), following methods outlined in Montgomery and Stoeckle (2013). I have discussed the results of this research in relation to the perception of dialect areas elsewhere (Montgomery 2007;Montgomery 2008;Montgomery and Beal 2011;Montgomery 2011;Montgomery 2012a;Montgomery 2012b), and will only focus on the perception of the NorthSouth divide here.…”

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Borders and boundaries in the North of England

Montgomery

2015

Researching Northern English

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This chapter uses data gathered in two perceptual dialectology studies in the North of England to investigate the perception of the North-South divide. The importance of this divide is evident in the large amount of commentary in numerous discourses. The chapter uses non-linguist respondents' additions to 'draw-a-map' tasks as part of which they were asked to place a North-South line. Most respondents completed this element of the task, and an analysis of their placements reveals that these are largely conditioned by respondent location. In general, respondents from further south in England demonstrated more agreement about the placement of the line, whilst respondents from further north showed less agreement. It is claimed that respondents from further south have 'more to lose' by being considered Southern, whereas those from further north are safely Northern, explaining the difference in line-placement.

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“…Las investigaciones más recientes sobre dialectología perceptual se han realizado en países desarrollados, como en Estados Unidos (Fridland & Bartlett, 2006;Bucholtz, Bermudez, Fung, Vargas & Edwards, 2008;Preston, 2011Preston, , 2013Evans, 2013); Francia (Kuiper, 2005;Boughton, 2006); Noruega (Røsstad, 2009;Strand, 2012); Austria (Pfrehm, 2010); Alemania (Gessinger, 2010) y el Reino Unido (Hiraga, 2005;Montgomery, 2012;Montgomery & Stoeckle, 2013), principalmente. Las lenguas más estudiadas, por tanto, son el inglés, el francés, el noruego y el alemán.…”

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La variación en maya yucateco: un estudio descriptivo desde la dialectología perceptual

Méndez

2020

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Desde la perspectiva de la dialectología perceptiva y mediante un estudio exploratorio y descriptivo, nos propusimos examinar la habilidad de quince bilingües de maya-español para identificar posibles variedades de lengua maya y relacionarlas con una región geográfica, determinar los rasgos más salientes que usan para distinguir una variedad de otra e identificar algunos factores que pueden afectar esta percepción dialectal. Algunas tareas de la metodología usada por Preston (1999), Mase (1999) y Clopper y Pisoni (2004) fueron adaptadas en el presente estudio, como la tarea de categorización controlada con mapa y la tarea de iguales o diferentes. Los resultados muestran que la habilidad de categorización de variedades entre los participantes fue pobre o deficiente, afectada principalmente por la escasa exposición y experiencia con mayahablantes de otras comunidades. Los límites geográficos, la distinción entre habla urbana / rural y entre la jach maya (la maya pura, antigua, verdadera) y el xe’ek’ (la maya mezclada) también se identificaron como una guía de reconocimiento de variedades o zonas dialectales. Los elementos suprasegmentales (entonación, melodía, ritmo, velocidad de la elocución) y el léxico, en general, resultaron los elementos lingüísticos salientes que guiaron la percepción dialectal de los participantes.

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Geographic information systems and perceptual dialectology: a method for processing draw-a-map data

Abstract: argue for the use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in order to aggregate, process and display PD data.Using case studies from the UK and Germany, we present examples of data processed using GIS, and illustrate the future possibilities for the use of GIS in PD research.

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A perceptual dialectological approach to linguistic variation and spatial analysis of Kurdish varieties

A perceptual dialectological approach to linguistic variation and spatial analysis of Kurdish varieties

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