This volume explores how the patterning of surface variation can shed light on the grammatical representation of variable phenomena. The authors explore variati
Where is the locus of language variation? In the grammar, outside the grammar or somewhere in between? Taking up the debate between system- and usage-based appr
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"The first edition of this Handbook is built on surveys by well-known figures from around the world and around the intellectual world, reflecting several differ
This study of sociolinguistic variation examines the relation between social identity and ways of speaking. Studying variations in language not only reveals a g