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Variation In Discourse

Variation in Discourse is a sociolinguistic construct that systematically examines how linguistic variation manifests across different discourse contexts, distinguished by its focus on the interplay between sociolinguistic variables and discursive practices within spoken or written interaction.

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291

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424

Variation and the indexical field<sup>1</sup>

Penelope Eckert · Journal of Sociolinguistics · 2008 · 2K citations

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An Introduction to Sociolinguistics

Garland D. Bills, Janet Holmes · Modern Language Journal · 1993 · 822 citations

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Gender Differences in Language Use: An Analysis of 14,000 Text Samples

Matthew L. Newman, Carla J. Groom, Lori D. Handelman et al. · Discourse Processes · 2008 · 799 citations

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Metadiscourse in Persuasive Writing

Avon Crismore, Raija Markkanen, Margaret S. Steffensen · Written Communication · 1993 · 745 citations

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<b>Dimensions of register variation:</b> A cross-linguistic comparison. By Douglas Biber. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. Pp. xvi, 428.

Thomas E. Nunnally · Language · 1999 · 721 citations

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Authors

569

  1. SA
    Sali A. Tagliamonte

    University of Toronto, Canada

    7 publications · 899 citations

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  2. DB
    Douglas Biber

    Northern Arizona University, United States

    6 publications · 989 citations

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  3. AD
    Alexandra D’Arcy

    University of Victoria, Canada

    6 publications · 587 citations

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  4. WL
    William Labov

    California University of Pennsylvania, United States

    5 publications · 487 citations

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  5. HP
    Heike Pichler

    Newcastle University, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 224 citations

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Institutions

291

  1. Queen Mary University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    9 publications

    639 citations

  2. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    8 h-index

    13 publications

    854 citations

  3. Lancaster University

    Lancaster, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    477 citations

  4. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    550 citations

  5. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    920 citations

  6. Northern Arizona University

    Flagstaff, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    557 citations

  7. University of California, Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    530 citations

  8. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    304 citations

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Venues

  1. Language

    23 publications · 5.1K citations

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  2. Journal of Sociolinguistics

    19 publications · 3.9K citations

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  3. Language in Society

    14 publications · 1.4K citations

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  4. Language Variation and Change

    13 publications · 1.3K citations

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  5. Journal of Pragmatics

    13 publications · 726 citations

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