Variational pragmatics: Studying the impact of social factors on language use in interaction

Barron, Anne; Schneider, Klaus P.

doi:10.1515/iprg.2009.023

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“…In relation to future studies, the present study demonstrates the need for further research in the future which explores a range of languages and speech acts in VP studies (Barron and Schneider, 2009;Schneider and Barron 2008). It is hoped that the present study contributes in a small way to such development in VP research.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 73%

Variational Pragmatics in Chinese: Some insights from an empirical study

Ren¹,

Woodfield²

2013

Research Trends in Intercultural Pragmatics

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Variational Pragmatics in Chinese: Some insights from an empirical study

Ren¹,

Woodfield²

2013

Research Trends in Intercultural Pragmatics

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“…Despite growing attention for pluricentric variation in all branches of linguistic analyses (see e.g., Clyne 1992; Barron and Schneider 2009), variation in the use of foreign language material in different national varieties of the same language has largely been ignored. This also holds true for Dutch, apart from a handful of studies where the issue is included as part of a more comprehensive research endeavor (Geeraerts et al 1999 andGerritsen et al 2007).…”

Section: Regional Variationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Macro and micro perspectives on the distribution of English in Dutch: A quantitative usage-based analysis of job ads

2013

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The world-wide spread of English is one of the most visible symptoms of globalization. In weak contact settings such as Western Europe, where contact with English is usually indirect, remote and asymmetrical, the English language started diffusing at a hitherto unknown rate in the second half of the twentieth century. Crucially, this diffusion happens at two different levels. First, on the macrolevel, English is more and more used as a language of (international) communication. Second, on the micro-level, English is intruding in local languages, most notably by means of lexical borrowing. So far, the macro-and micro-level of linguistic influence are hardly ever linked or simultaneously studied. Nevertheless, as will be shown in this paper, it is interesting to investigate whether a connection between both levels exists. Specifically, we present a quantitative multivariate comparison of the features underlying the choice for English at both levels of analyses, using a diachronic corpus of over 16 000 job ads published in two Dutch job ad magazines. On the macro-level, we verify what communicative and situational parameters (e.g., branch of industry of the recruiter) determine the choice for and distribution of ads written entirely in English. On the micro-level, we verify the impact of the same set of parameters on the choice for inserting English elements in ads where Dutch is the matrix language. Using two multiple logistic regression models, we can verify to which extent the mechanisms underlying language choice at both levels are different. Results show that a large difference exists in the basic proportion of English at both levels, but that quite some similarities in the distribution of English are found when zooming in on the specific parameters underlying language choice. As such, this paper advocates to perceive of the different manifestations of the spread of English as part of a continuum, rather than as isolated phenomena. Hence, we hope to provide a first step in bridging the theoretical and methodological gap between the ELF paradigm and anglicism research.

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“…Yet, this is a largely under-researched area, as is more generally the area of intra-lingual pragmatic variation, not just in macropragmatics, but also in micropragmatics. In recent years, this research gap has been addressed in variational pragmatics, a field of research at the interface of pragmatics with dialectology and sociolinguistics (cf., e.g., Schneider and Barron 2008;Barron and Schneider 2009;Schneider 2010;Barron in press, forthcoming). However, of the five levels of pragmatic analysis distinguished in the framework of variational pragmatics, only two have received substantial attention.…”

Section: Perspectivesmentioning

confidence: 99%