Montgomery, C. and Stoeckle, P. (2013) Geographic information systems and perceptual dialectology: a method for processing draw-a-map data. Journal of Linguistic Geography, 1 (01). pp. 52-85. ISSN 2049-7547
Abstract
This article presents a new method for processing data gathered using the ‘‘draw-a-map’’ task in perceptual dialectology (PD) studies. Such tasks produce large numbers of maps containing many lines indicating nonlinguists’ perceptions of the location and extent of dialect areas. Although individual maps are interesting, and numerical data relating to the relative prominence of dialect areas can be extracted, an important value of the draw-a-map task is in aggregating data. This was always an aim of the contemporary PD method, although the nature of the data has meant that this has not always been possible. Here, we argue for the use of geographic information systems (GIS) in order to aggregate, process, and display PD data. Using case studies from the United Kingdom and Germany, we present examples of data processed using GIS and illustrate the future possibilities for the use of GIS in PD research.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2013 Cambridge University Press. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > School of English (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 18 Mar 2016 15:13 |
Last Modified: | 30 Apr 2020 10:01 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jlg.2013.4 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/jlg.2013.4 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:96521 |