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Measured Language
. Ed(S): Connor-Linton, Jeffery; Amoroso, Luke Wander
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Paperback. Presents studies using forms of measurement and quantitative analysis current in diverse areas of linguistic research from language assessment to language change, from generative linguistics to experimental psycholinguistics, and from longitudinal studies to classroom research. Editor(s): Connor-Linton, Jeffery; Amoroso, Luke Wander. Series: Georgetown University Round Table on Languages & Linguistics Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 color illus, 77 b&w illus., 5 tables. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Measured Language: Quantitative Studies of Acquisition, Assessment, and Variation focuses on ways in which various aspects of language can be quantified and how measurement informs and advances our understanding of language. The metaphors and operationalizations of quantification serve as an important lingua franca for seemingly disparate areas of linguistic research, allowing methods and constructs to be translated from one area of linguistic investigation to another. Measured Language includes forms of measurement and quantitative analysis current in diverse areas of linguistic research from language assessment to language change, from generative linguistics to experimental psycholinguistics, and from longitudinal studies to classroom research. ... Read more
Measured Language: Quantitative Studies of Acquisition, Assessment, and Variation focuses on ways in which various aspects of language can be quantified and how measurement informs and advances our understanding of language. The metaphors and operationalizations of quantification serve as an important lingua franca for seemingly disparate areas of linguistic research, allowing methods and constructs to be translated from one area of linguistic investigation to another. Measured Language includes forms of measurement and quantitative analysis current in diverse areas of linguistic research from language assessment to language change, from generative linguistics to experimental psycholinguistics, and from longitudinal studies to classroom research. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Georgetown University Round Table on Languages & Linguistics Series
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781626160378
SKU
V9781626160378
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About . Ed(S): Connor-Linton, Jeffery; Amoroso, Luke Wander
Jeffrey Connor-Linton is associate professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University and past president of the American Association for Applied Linguistics. Luke Wander Amoroso is a doctoral student in Georgetown's Linguistics program as well as a measurement/language testing expert with the US government and private companies.
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