The Written Questionnaire in Social Dialectology : History, Theory, Practice

Methods Of Linguistic Data Collection Are Among The Most Central Aspects In Empirical Linguistics. While Written Questionnaires Have Only Played A Minor Role In The Field Of Social Dialectology, The Study Of Regional And Social Variation, The Last Decade Has Seen A Methodological Revival. This Book Is The First Monograph-length Account On Written Questionnaires In More Than 60 Years. It Reconnects – For The Newcomer And The More Seasoned Empirical Linguist Alike – The Older Questionnaire Tradition, Last Given Serious Treatment In The 1950s, With The More Recent Instantiations, Reincarnations And New Developments In An Up-to-date, Near-comprehensive Account. A Disciplinary History Of The Method Sets The Scene For A Discussion Of Essential Theoretical Aspects In Dialectology And Sociolinguistics. The Book Is Rounded Off By A Step-by-step Practical Guide – From Study Idea To Data Analysis And Statistics – That Includes Hands-on Sections On Excel And The Statistical Suite R For The Novice.