德语形容词变异的挖掘:一种变异主义的社会语言学方法

IF 0.4 3区 文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS Journal of Germanic Linguistics Pub Date : 2022-03-01 DOI:10.1017/S1470542721000088
James M. Stratton
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本研究遵循Labovian范式,运用变异论的定量方法考察了影响德语形容词选择的语言和社会因素。通过关注积极评价的形容词(如cool ' cool ', toll/geil ' great '),对3000多个代币的分析表明,使用一个形容词而不是竞争对手的选择是有系统结构的。这种选择很大程度上受到社会因素年龄的限制,性别也在不同程度上影响着变化。形容词的句法位置也决定了用法,有些形容词倾向于谓语位置,有些形容词倾向于定语位置或独立位置。跨表观时间的比较以及与以往研究的比较表明,积极评价的语义场是一个不断变化的变异位点。本研究通过对德语数据的变异分析,说明了德语词汇如何索引社会意义,为德语词汇变异的进一步研究奠定了基础。更广泛地说,本研究也有助于正在进行的关于德语变异和变化的变异主义社会语言学研究*
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Tapping into German Adjective Variation: A Variationist Sociolinguistic Approach
Following the Labovian paradigm, the present study uses variationist quantitative methods to examine the linguistic and social factors influencing adjective choices in German. By focusing on adjectives of positive evaluation (such as cool ‘cool’, toll/geil ‘great’), an analysis of over 3,000 tokens reveals that the choice of using one adjective over a competing counterpart is structured systematically. This choice is heavily constrained by the social factor age, with gender also influencing variation to varying degrees. The syntactic position of the adjective also conditions use, with some adjectives favoring predicative position and others favoring attributive or stand-alone position. Comparisons across apparent time, as well as with previous research, indicate that the semantic field of positive evaluation is a perpetually changing locus of variation. By applying variationist methods to German data, the present study illustrates how German lexis can index social meaning, paving the way for future research on German lexical variation. More broadly speaking, this study also contributes to ongoing variationist sociolinguistic research on German language variation and change.*
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