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Developments in Australian, British, and American English Grammar from 1931 to 2006: An Aggregate, Comparative Approach to Dialectal Variation and Change
Journal of English Linguistics ( IF 0.542 ) Pub Date : 2019-04-03 , DOI: 10.1177/0075424219837337
Xinyue Yao 1 , Peter Collins 2
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This study investigates overall grammatical developments of written Australian English (AusE) across the twentieth century. Adopting an aggregate approach to language variation and change, it examines the distribution of a range of grammatical features which have previously been shown to be sensitive to variation over time. Multi-generic data were drawn from “AusBrown,” a set of balanced diachronic corpora following the design of the Brown family of corpora. Multivariate techniques such as hierarchical cluster analysis and multidimensional scaling were employed to outline the developmental path of AusE in relation to those of British and American English in order to shed light on the possible emergence of regional patterns. The results suggest that the period from the 1960s to the 1990s was one critical for the evolution of written AusE, preceded by a period of relative stagnation and followed by one characterized by a coalescence of the three varieties. Such a developmental path is largely compatible with significant sociohistorical trends that have shaped the language attitudes of Australians, including strong connections with its British legacy in the first few decades, political independence and rapid social progress in the mid-twentieth century, and accelerated globalization as a result of major technological advances towards the end of the century. Additionally, the findings reveal the dominance of features contributing to colloquialization and densification in the texts examined.

中文翻译:

1931 年至 2006 年澳大利亚、英国和美国英语语法的发展:方言变异和变化的综合比较方法

本研究调查了 20 世纪澳大利亚书面英语 (AusE) 的整体语法发展。它采用语言变异和变化的综合方法,检查了一系列语法特征的分布,这些语法特征以前被证明对随时间的变化很敏感。多类数据来自“AusBrown”,这是一组遵循布朗语料库设计的平衡历时语料库。采用层次聚类分析和多维标度等多元技术,勾勒出 AusE 相对于英美英语的发展路径,以揭示可能出现的区域模式。结果表明,从 1960 年代到 1990 年代是书面 AusE 演变的关键时期,之前是一段相对停滞的时期,之后是三个品种合并的时期。这种发展道路在很大程度上与塑造澳大利亚人语言态度的重要社会历史趋势相一致,包括最初几十年与英国遗产的密切联系、20 世纪中叶的政治独立和快速社会进步,以及加速的全球化作为是本世纪末重大技术进步的结果。此外,研究结果揭示了在所检查的文本中有助于口语化和密集化的特征的主导地位。这种发展道路在很大程度上与塑造澳大利亚人语言态度的重要社会历史趋势相一致,包括最初几十年与英国遗产的密切联系、20 世纪中叶的政治独立和快速社会进步,以及加速的全球化作为是本世纪末重大技术进步的结果。此外,研究结果揭示了在所检查的文本中有助于口语化和密集化的特征的主导地位。这种发展道路在很大程度上与塑造澳大利亚人语言态度的重要社会历史趋势相一致,包括最初几十年与英国遗产的密切联系、20 世纪中叶的政治独立和社会快速进步,以及加速的全球化作为这是本世纪末重大技术进步的结果。此外,研究结果揭示了在所检查的文本中有助于口语化和密集化的特征的主导地位。并且由于本世纪末的重大技术进步而加速了全球化。此外,研究结果揭示了在所检查的文本中有助于口语化和密集化的特征的主导地位。并且由于本世纪末的重大技术进步而加速了全球化。此外,研究结果揭示了在所检查的文本中有助于口语化和密集化的特征的主导地位。
更新日期:2019-04-03
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