Variation Analysis Flashcards
1
Q
What are the principle of variation analysis?
A
language=heterogenous, both in use and structure
variation isn’t random, it’s patterned and regular with external and internal causes
2
Q
What must variation analysis be?
A
socially realistic and constituted
3
Q
What is variation based on?
A
the idea that small units of language are unpredictable
patterns of variation can’t be understood looking and langue and parole
4
Q
What is langue?
A
system of a language
5
Q
What is parole?
A
speech behaviour
