Variable Properties in Language: Their Nature and Acquisition

Book Overview

This edited volume, based on papers presented at the 2017 Georgetown University Round Table on Language and Linguistics (GURT), approaches the study of language variation from a variety of angles. Language variation research asks broad questions such as, "Why are languages' grammatical structures different from one another?" as well as more specific word-level questions such as, "Why are words that are pronounced differently still recognized to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626166641
• ISBN13: 9781626166646
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.9" x 6.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher