Philip C Vergeiner
Biographic Data
| ID | 1453269 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Philip C Vergeiner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Philip C |
| FAMILY NAME | Vergeiner |
| SIGNATURE | VERGEINER P C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9044-0610 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Lexical Variation and Change in the Bavarian, Franconian and Swabian Dialects of Bavaria
This study provides the first systematic combined real- and apparent-time analysis of onomasiological lexical variation and change in the Bavarian, Franconian, and Swabian dialects of Bavaria (Germany). Drawing on two large-scale indirect surveys—the Maurer questionnaires (collected in 1934), and the DaBay dialect app (2025–ongoing)—we examine five lexical concepts (ant, apple core, rooster, potato, and ladybug) using descriptive mapping and Gene…
Infinitival Constructions in the German Dialects of Austria
Infinitival constructions (ICs) have received considerable attention from syntacticians and typologists, but less so from variationist linguistics. Based on new data from a comprehensive dialect survey, this study investigates the variation and change of ICs in Austrian dialects. The results reveal clear geographical patterns for different IC variants in Austria. Regarding linguistic factors, several constraints are identified, most importantly w…
Dialect Classification and Everyday Culture
Considering dialect areas as cultural areas has a long tradition in dialectology. Especially in the first half of the 20th century, researchers explored correspondences between dialect variation and other elements of everyday culture such as traditional clothing and customs. Since then, however, few studies have compared dialect variation with everyday culture, and virtually none have used quantitative methods. This study addresses this issue by …
Formen und Funktionen reduzierter Definitartikel
In many German dialects a distinction can be made between full (= DetFull) and reduced (= DetRed) forms of the definite article. Based on 5,311 occurrences of the article in 40 Austrian villages, this paper focusses on forms and functions of DetRed. It is shown (1) that several variants of DetRed occur for the same underlying form in the paradigm depending not only on geographical but also linguistic factors (e. g. a preceding preposition); (2) t…
Explaining morpho-syntactic variation and change
This paper aims to explain recent empirical findings on subjunctive II formation in the Bavarian dialects of Austria from both functional and formal perspectives. For this purpose, the explanatory power of the functional principles of natural morphology (NM) is compared with the formal framework of constructional morphology (CxM). It is argued that the two approaches complement each other. Thus, it is shown that the key concepts of NM (constructi…
Article use in Upper German - a 'radical' stage of grammaticalization
Despite an increasing interest in German dialect syntax, the study of article use in Upper German (Alemannic and Bavarian) remains a desideratum. This is true in particular for Austrian varieties. The present study focusses on article variation and change in Austrian Upper German and discusses the status of article grammaticalization. To that effect, 'radical' cases of article use in Upper German are analysed, i.e. cases considered incorrect in s…
Geolinguistic structures of dialect phonology in the German-speaking Alpine region
The Alpine region stands out in the German-speaking world for its well-preserved traditional dialects, which continue to play a significant role in daily life. However, the vast geographical range of the Alpine region and the limitations imposed by national and regional borders have hindered comprehensive investigations of the entire Alpine area. To overcome these obstacles, this study utilizes crowdsourcing data from the VerbaAlpina project to i…
Quantitative Perspectives on the Geolinguistic Structures of Dialect Morphology in Austria
The traditional focus of (German) dialectology has been on spatial patterns observed in phonology. However, dialectometric approaches have generated interest in exploring geographical structures in other linguistic subsystems, including morphology. Building on this research, this study investigates geolinguistic patterns of dialect morphology in contemporary Austrian dialects using aggregative and non-aggregative measures, such as Principal Compo…
Revisiting areal and lexical diffusion
This paper investigates the geographical and structural diffusion of "Viennese Monophthongization" (VM). By means of a new numerical measure to assess and compare formant movement in 18 lexical items, we provide evidence that VM is an ongoing, regular sound change transforming [aɛ̯] and [aɔ̯] gradually into [æː] and [ɒː]. Data are based on direct dialect recordings of 76 speakers in two age groups in 19 eastern and central Austrian rural location…
Die Konjunktiv-II-Bildung im Kontext von Partikelverben in den Basisdialekten Salzburgs
Focusing on phrasal verbs such as einbringen ‘to harvest’ or abbringen ‘to dissuade’, the aim of the present exploratory apparent-time study is to uncover factors affecting the subjunctive II formation in the traditional base dialects of Salzburg (Austria). Depending on whether the subjunctive II formation is synthetic or periphrastic, phrasal verbs are formed in contact position (e. g., würde/täte abbringen ‘would dissuade’) or in distance posit…
Der Konjunktiv II in den ruralen Basisdialekten Österreichs
Until today, variation and change in the use of subjunctive II variants in the dialects of Austria have been poorly studied. Largely neglected by traditional dialectology, even more recent studies neither consider all dialect regions of Austria, nor do they go into detail about intra-linguistic factors. Furthermore, an integration into morpho-syntactic theories of language change is missing. This paper addresses the above-mentioned desiderata. Us…
On explaining stable dialect features
Referring to the so-called “actuation problem”, stability and change are two equally important problems in every theory of language change. However, apart from some exceptions, up to now studies predominantly focused on change, while stable linguistic features have been rarely considered. To address this desideratum and investigate factors that account for stability, the present article combines a real- and apparent-time analysis of the variable …
Zur Stabilität dialektaler Formen
Stability is an essential but frequently underrepresented fact in the study of language variation and change. Although in dialectology the distinction between “primary” and “secondary” dialect features initially led to a certain consideration of stable features as opposed to more dynamic ones, more recent empirical studies have not taken any notice of the former. The question of stability is nevertheless crucial for dialectology. For example, the…
Intra-individual variation across the lifespan
This article explores intra-individual variation and language change across the lifespan of eight speakers from a small Austrian village. Four phonological variables in two settings (informal conversation vs. formal interview) are traced across longitudinal panel data that span 43 years. The analysis reveals an increase of dialect features (retrograde change), even though apparent-time as well as real-time trend studies indicate dialect loss in t…
Reihenschritte im rezenten Lautwandel
A popular thesis in both traditional and also structural dialectology is that vowels of the same class change in the same manner -this is called "Reihenschrittgesetz" (= parallel movement law) (cf. Pfalz 1918). The aim of this paper is to re-examine this "law" by investigating recent reflexes of MHG -oe - in traditional rural South and South-Central Bavarian dialects. Based on a comprehensive dialectal survey, real-and apparent-time comparisons a…
Kookkurrenz – Kovariation – Kontrast
Die vorliegende sprecherdialektologische Studie untersucht exemplarisch das Variationsverhalten in universitären Beratungsgesprächen. Unter Anwendung einer Methoden-Triangulation (Variablenanalyse, Kookkurrenzanalyse, Gesprächsanalyse) analysiert der Autor Variablen im phonetisch/phonologischen Bereich. Im Fokus der Untersuchung steht die Struktur des Sprecher-Repertoires (diglossisch, polyglossisch oder diaglossisch), die globale Abhängigkeit de…
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Kookkurrenz – Kovariation – Kontrast
Die vorliegende sprecherdialektologische Studie untersucht exemplarisch das Variationsverhalten in universitären Beratungsgesprächen. Unter Anwendung einer Methoden-Triangulation (Variablenanalyse, Kookkurrenzanalyse, Gesprächsanalyse) analysiert der Autor Variablen im phonetisch/phonologischen Bereich. Im Fokus der Untersuchung steht die Struktur des Sprecher-Repertoires (diglossisch, polyglossisch oder diaglossisch), die globale Abhängigkeit de…
Zur Stabilität dialektaler Formen
Stability is an essential but frequently underrepresented fact in the study of language variation and change. Although in dialectology the distinction between “primary” and “secondary” dialect features initially led to a certain consideration of stable features as opposed to more dynamic ones, more recent empirical studies have not taken any notice of the former. The question of stability is nevertheless crucial for dialectology. For example, the…
Intra-individual variation across the lifespan
This article explores intra-individual variation and language change across the lifespan of eight speakers from a small Austrian village. Four phonological variables in two settings (informal conversation vs. formal interview) are traced across longitudinal panel data that span 43 years. The analysis reveals an increase of dialect features (retrograde change), even though apparent-time as well as real-time trend studies indicate dialect loss in t…
Reihenschritte im rezenten Lautwandel
A popular thesis in both traditional and also structural dialectology is that vowels of the same class change in the same manner -this is called "Reihenschrittgesetz" (= parallel movement law) (cf. Pfalz 1918). The aim of this paper is to re-examine this "law" by investigating recent reflexes of MHG -oe - in traditional rural South and South-Central Bavarian dialects. Based on a comprehensive dialectal survey, real-and apparent-time comparisons a…
Die Konjunktiv-II-Bildung im Kontext von Partikelverben in den Basisdialekten Salzburgs
Focusing on phrasal verbs such as einbringen ‘to harvest’ or abbringen ‘to dissuade’, the aim of the present exploratory apparent-time study is to uncover factors affecting the subjunctive II formation in the traditional base dialects of Salzburg (Austria). Depending on whether the subjunctive II formation is synthetic or periphrastic, phrasal verbs are formed in contact position (e. g., würde/täte abbringen ‘would dissuade’) or in distance posit…
Der Konjunktiv II in den ruralen Basisdialekten Österreichs
Until today, variation and change in the use of subjunctive II variants in the dialects of Austria have been poorly studied. Largely neglected by traditional dialectology, even more recent studies neither consider all dialect regions of Austria, nor do they go into detail about intra-linguistic factors. Furthermore, an integration into morpho-syntactic theories of language change is missing. This paper addresses the above-mentioned desiderata. Us…
On explaining stable dialect features
Referring to the so-called “actuation problem”, stability and change are two equally important problems in every theory of language change. However, apart from some exceptions, up to now studies predominantly focused on change, while stable linguistic features have been rarely considered. To address this desideratum and investigate factors that account for stability, the present article combines a real- and apparent-time analysis of the variable …
Geolinguistic structures of dialect phonology in the German-speaking Alpine region
The Alpine region stands out in the German-speaking world for its well-preserved traditional dialects, which continue to play a significant role in daily life. However, the vast geographical range of the Alpine region and the limitations imposed by national and regional borders have hindered comprehensive investigations of the entire Alpine area. To overcome these obstacles, this study utilizes crowdsourcing data from the VerbaAlpina project to i…
Quantitative Perspectives on the Geolinguistic Structures of Dialect Morphology in Austria
The traditional focus of (German) dialectology has been on spatial patterns observed in phonology. However, dialectometric approaches have generated interest in exploring geographical structures in other linguistic subsystems, including morphology. Building on this research, this study investigates geolinguistic patterns of dialect morphology in contemporary Austrian dialects using aggregative and non-aggregative measures, such as Principal Compo…
Revisiting areal and lexical diffusion
This paper investigates the geographical and structural diffusion of "Viennese Monophthongization" (VM). By means of a new numerical measure to assess and compare formant movement in 18 lexical items, we provide evidence that VM is an ongoing, regular sound change transforming [aɛ̯] and [aɔ̯] gradually into [æː] and [ɒː]. Data are based on direct dialect recordings of 76 speakers in two age groups in 19 eastern and central Austrian rural location…
Formen und Funktionen reduzierter Definitartikel
In many German dialects a distinction can be made between full (= DetFull) and reduced (= DetRed) forms of the definite article. Based on 5,311 occurrences of the article in 40 Austrian villages, this paper focusses on forms and functions of DetRed. It is shown (1) that several variants of DetRed occur for the same underlying form in the paradigm depending not only on geographical but also linguistic factors (e. g. a preceding preposition); (2) t…
Explaining morpho-syntactic variation and change
This paper aims to explain recent empirical findings on subjunctive II formation in the Bavarian dialects of Austria from both functional and formal perspectives. For this purpose, the explanatory power of the functional principles of natural morphology (NM) is compared with the formal framework of constructional morphology (CxM). It is argued that the two approaches complement each other. Thus, it is shown that the key concepts of NM (constructi…
Article use in Upper German - a 'radical' stage of grammaticalization
Despite an increasing interest in German dialect syntax, the study of article use in Upper German (Alemannic and Bavarian) remains a desideratum. This is true in particular for Austrian varieties. The present study focusses on article variation and change in Austrian Upper German and discusses the status of article grammaticalization. To that effect, 'radical' cases of article use in Upper German are analysed, i.e. cases considered incorrect in s…
Infinitival Constructions in the German Dialects of Austria
Infinitival constructions (ICs) have received considerable attention from syntacticians and typologists, but less so from variationist linguistics. Based on new data from a comprehensive dialect survey, this study investigates the variation and change of ICs in Austrian dialects. The results reveal clear geographical patterns for different IC variants in Austria. Regarding linguistic factors, several constraints are identified, most importantly w…
Dialect Classification and Everyday Culture
Considering dialect areas as cultural areas has a long tradition in dialectology. Especially in the first half of the 20th century, researchers explored correspondences between dialect variation and other elements of everyday culture such as traditional clothing and customs. Since then, however, few studies have compared dialect variation with everyday culture, and virtually none have used quantitative methods. This study addresses this issue by …
Lexical Variation and Change in the Bavarian, Franconian and Swabian Dialects of Bavaria
This study provides the first systematic combined real- and apparent-time analysis of onomasiological lexical variation and change in the Bavarian, Franconian, and Swabian dialects of Bavaria (Germany). Drawing on two large-scale indirect surveys—the Maurer questionnaires (collected in 1934), and the DaBay dialect app (2025–ongoing)—we examine five lexical concepts (ant, apple core, rooster, potato, and ladybug) using descriptive mapping and Gene…
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