Salience in Sociolinguistics: A Quantitative Approach

by Péter Rácz and Rácz Péter

This work proposes a definition of the notion of salience in sociolinguistics. Salient linguistic variants are those that are easily picked up by the listeners, and these stand in opposition to invisible' variants, which are, even if they also show complex social stratification, completely ignored. Taking a quantitative angle, this work sees salience as a function of relative frequency differences, giving it an empirically testable operationalisation.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110304325
• ISBN13: 9783110304329
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
• Length: 183 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary