Motivated by a fundamental discussion of the relation between theoretical and statistical modelling, the present paper takes stock of the research history of linguistic epicentres in the world Englishes paradigm and seeks to provide suggestions for future epicentral studies. Based on a review of earlier research into potential epicentral constellations, we provide an overview of the genesis of the concept of linguistic epicentres, describe different methodological approaches that have been chosen and/or recommended for their study and provide statistical comments. With a view to future epicentral research, we aim at (i) refining the theoretical construct of linguistic epicentres, (ii) suggesting empirical methods that allow identifying epicentral constellations more reliably than in the past and (iii) making statistical recommendations particularly relevant to epicentral research.

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语言震中的理论模型和统计模型

在对理论和统计建模之间关系的基本讨论的推动下，本文回顾了世界英语范式中语言中心的研究历史，并试图为未来的中心研究提供建议。基于对潜在震中星座早期研究的回顾，我们概述了语言震中概念的起源，描述了为他们的研究选择和/或推荐的不同方法，并提供了统计评论。着眼于未来的震中研究，我们的目标是（i）完善语言震中的理论结构，