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Variation is a universal phenomenon permeating language, culture, and entire worldviews. This book analyses issues related to both specific and common variation
Language, the Singer and the Song
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Authors: Richard J. Watts
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-01-31 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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The relationship between language and music has much in common - rhythm, structure, sound, metaphor. Exploring the phenomena of song and performance, this book
Syntactic Variation and Genre
Language: en
Pages: 373
Authors: Heidrun Dorgeloh
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-12-20 - Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

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This volume explores the interplay of syntactic variation and genre. How do genres emerge and what is the role of syntax in constituting them? Why do certain co
Sociolinguistic Variation in American Sign Language
Language: en
Pages: 262
Authors: Ceil Lucas
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher: Gallaudet University Press

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Linguists Ceil Lucas, Robert Bayley, Clayton Valli and a host of other researchers have taken the techniques used to study the regional variations in speech (su
Folkloristics
Language: en
Pages: 354
Authors: Robert A. Georges
Categories: Literary Criticism
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