Gettin’ sociolinguistic data remotely: comparing vernacularity during online remote versus in-person sociolinguistic interviews

Abstract: The following paper examines the use of the stable sociolinguistic variable (-ing) across two different interview modalities: “classic” in-person sociolinguistic interviews and identical interviews conducted remotely over online video chat. The goal of this research was to test whether a change in modality results in style-shifting, as quantified by different rates of formal/standard [-ɪŋ] versus informal/non-standard [-ɪn]. Results show that when the internal linguistic constraints governing (-ing) variation are taken into account, there is not a significant difference between modalities, suggesting both modalities are equally formal (or informal). This suggests that remote online video chats are a viable method for collecting sociolinguistic data.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Gettin’ sociolinguistic data remotely: comparing vernacularity during online remote versus in-person sociolinguistic interviews ; volume:10 ; number:s5 ; year:2024 ; pages:417-429 ; extent:13 ; Linguistics vanguard ; 10, Heft s5 (2024), 417-429 (gesamt 13)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Gardner, Matt Hunt ; Kostadinova, Viktorija

Further information

• DOI: 10.1515/lingvan-2022-0069
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2412241832566.196938567350
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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