Developing Grammars pp 22-32 | Cite as
Dimensions of Language Variability
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Abstract
As a rule, natural languages like English or German are not homogenous. Their concrete manifestations, as they are observable in the language behavior of their speakers, usually show a great deal of variability. The language as a whole is made up of a large system of “varieties”, each variety being a more or less stable set of regularities that can be observed in the language use of certain groups of speakers under certain conditions.
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Variety Space Linguistic Variable Core Variety Variety Concept Categorial Grammar
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