Quantitative approaches to linguistic variation in IRC : implications for qualitative research
- Qualitative analysis of code choice, code switching, and language style in Internet Relay Chat (IRC) can shed light on functional-pragmatic aspects of the use of different linguistic varieties. However, in a qualitative analysis, the status of varieties within a channel or for a single chatter can only be guessed at. Moreover, qualitative research on linguistic variation in IRC often fails to generalize its findings due to a restricted database or a restricted view of a database. This article introduces an approach that allows for embedding of qualitative research within a quantitative research design. The quantitative method presented here enables general statements to be made about the use of varieties or the usage of certain chatters in a chat channel. The approach is exemplified with data from Swiss IRC channels, in which Swiss German dialects and standard German are used side by side. A large corpus is analyzed for static and dynamic aspects of dialect share. It is argued that this quantitative approach can provide a background for qualitative analysis and facilitate the selection process of relevant data required for qualitative analysis.
Author: | Beat SiebenhaarORCiDGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30-1151118 |
ISSN: | 1860-2029 |
Parent Title (German): | Language@internet |
Publisher: | Universität |
Place of publication: | Düsseldorf |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Year of Completion: | 2008 |
Year of first Publication: | 2008 |
Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
Release Date: | 2010/05/04 |
GND Keyword: | Schweizerdeutsch; Chatten <Kommunikation> |
Volume: | 5.2008 |
Issue: | Artikel-ID: 4 |
Page Number: | 14 |
Source: | urn:nbn:de:0009-7-16156 ; (in:) Language@Internet 5, article 4 |
HeBIS-PPN: | 225406276 |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 4 Sprache / 40 Sprache / 400 Sprache |
4 Sprache / 43 Deutsch, germanische Sprachen allgemein / 430 Germanische Sprachen; Deutsch | |
Sammlungen: | Germanistik / GiNDok |
Linguistik | |
Germanistik / GindokWeimar | |
Linguistik-Klassifikation: | Linguistik-Klassifikation: Dialektologie/Sprachgeografie / Dialectology/Linguistic geography |
Licence (German): | Deutsches Urheberrecht |