Bermel, N., Knittl, L. and Russell, J. (2015) Morphological variation and sensitivity to frequency of forms among native speakers of Czech. Russian Linguistics, 39 (3). pp. 283-308. ISSN 0304-3487
Abstract
This article looks at inter-speaker variation in two environments: the genitive and locative singular cases of masculine ‘hard inanimate’ nouns in Czech, using a large-scale survey of native speakers that used two tasks to test their preferences for certain forms (acceptability) and their choices (gap filling). Our hypothesis that such variation exists was upheld, but only within limited parameters. Most biographical data (age, gender, education) played no role in respondents’ choices or preferences. Their region of origin played a small but significant role, although not the one expected. Relating the two types of tasks to each other, we found that respondents’ use of the ratings scale did not correlate to their choice of forms, but their overall strength of preference for one form over another did correlate with their choices. Inter-speaker variation does thus go some way to explaining the persistent diversity in this paradigm and arguably may contribute to its maintenance.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 Springer. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Russian Linguistics. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > School of Languages and Cultures (Sheffield) > Russian Studies (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 07 Oct 2015 13:21 |
Last Modified: | 16 Apr 2017 09:59 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11185-015-9149-2 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s11185-015-9149-2 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:90614 |