Sources of phonological variation in a large database for Dutch dialects
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Frans Hinskens
Abstract
The so-called Goeman-Taeldeman-Van Reenen Project (GTRP) consists of a large online database of 613 local dialects of Dutch on the basis of which the phonologies of these dialects can be systematically compared. In this paper we present a quantitative investigation of an aspect of the reliability of the GTRP data. To this end, we performed a series of statistical analyses in order (1) to detect to which extent the various investigators involved affected the data regarding the palatalisation and velarisation of coronal nasal-plosive clusters, and (2) to determine the weight of the effects exerted on the variability in the data by the investigators, dialect geography, diachronic and synchronic internal factors as well as several parameters of usage. The findings are relevant for both theoretical and methodological reasons. In the former connection, we discuss the effects of the phonological as well as frequency factors determining palatalisation and velarisation in this environment. In the latter connection, we make suggestions for the calibration and enrichment of phonological databases.
Abstract
The so-called Goeman-Taeldeman-Van Reenen Project (GTRP) consists of a large online database of 613 local dialects of Dutch on the basis of which the phonologies of these dialects can be systematically compared. In this paper we present a quantitative investigation of an aspect of the reliability of the GTRP data. To this end, we performed a series of statistical analyses in order (1) to detect to which extent the various investigators involved affected the data regarding the palatalisation and velarisation of coronal nasal-plosive clusters, and (2) to determine the weight of the effects exerted on the variability in the data by the investigators, dialect geography, diachronic and synchronic internal factors as well as several parameters of usage. The findings are relevant for both theoretical and methodological reasons. In the former connection, we discuss the effects of the phonological as well as frequency factors determining palatalisation and velarisation in this environment. In the latter connection, we make suggestions for the calibration and enrichment of phonological databases.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
- Clefts in Cypriot Greek 13
- Lexical change, discourse practices and the French press 27
- Arbitrary subjects of infinitival clauses in European and Brazilian Portuguese 47
- Modal verbs in long verb clusters 59
- Changing pronominal gender in Dutch 71
- Meaning variation and change in Greek morphology 81
- Syntactic variation in German-English code-mixing 91
- Sources of phonological variation in a large database for Dutch dialects 103
- Broad vs. localistic dialectology, standard vs. dialect 119
- Intonational variation in Swiss German 135
- Morphological reduction in Aromanian 145
- Greek dialect variation 157
- Using electronic corpora to study language variation 169
- Language attitudes and folk perceptions towards linguistic variation 179
- Salience and resilience in a set of Tyneside English shibboleths 191
- New approaches to describing phonological change 205
- Variation and grammaticisation 215
- Towards establishing the matrix language in Russian-Estonian code-switching 225
- Index 241
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
- Clefts in Cypriot Greek 13
- Lexical change, discourse practices and the French press 27
- Arbitrary subjects of infinitival clauses in European and Brazilian Portuguese 47
- Modal verbs in long verb clusters 59
- Changing pronominal gender in Dutch 71
- Meaning variation and change in Greek morphology 81
- Syntactic variation in German-English code-mixing 91
- Sources of phonological variation in a large database for Dutch dialects 103
- Broad vs. localistic dialectology, standard vs. dialect 119
- Intonational variation in Swiss German 135
- Morphological reduction in Aromanian 145
- Greek dialect variation 157
- Using electronic corpora to study language variation 169
- Language attitudes and folk perceptions towards linguistic variation 179
- Salience and resilience in a set of Tyneside English shibboleths 191
- New approaches to describing phonological change 205
- Variation and grammaticisation 215
- Towards establishing the matrix language in Russian-Estonian code-switching 225
- Index 241
