Kretzschmar, William A., Jr.

Introduction to quantitative analysis of linguistic survey data an atlas by the numbers / [electronic resource] : William A. Kretzschmar, Jr., Edgar W. Schneider. - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 1996. - 1 online resource (xii, 212 p.) : ill. - Empirical linguistics series . - Empirical linguistics series. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The chapters in this innovative book introduce the quantitative analysis of linguistic survey data with specific reference to the Linguistic Atlas of the Middle and South Atlantic States (LAMSAS). The topics covered include the relation of sociolinguistics to the original conception of LAMSAS, the adaptation of LAMSAS to the needs of computerization and the research methods envisioned, the mechanics involved in computerizing LAMSAS, and much more.

Specialized.

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Dialectology--Statistical methods.
Dialectology--Data processing.
English language--Dialects--Data processing.--Middle Atlantic States
English language--Dialects--Data processing.--Southern States
English language--Data processing.--Middle Atlantic States
English language--Data processing.--Southern States


Middle Atlantic States--Languages--Data processing.
Southern States--Languages--Data processing.


Electronic books.

P367 / .K74 1996

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