The Holistic Advantage
Unified Quantitative Modeling for Less-Biased, In-Depth Insights into (Socio)Linguistic Variation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7903779 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wilkinson Daniel Wong Gonzales (0000-0001-6073-256X, Chinese University of Hong Kong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 182 |
| Publication date | 2024-05-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Languages (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2226-471X • E-ISSN: 2226-471X |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/languages9050182 |
| OpenAlex | W4396964567 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 44 |
What happens when recognized and diverse conditioning factors of linguistic variation are omitted from analysis and/or are not analyzed under a single analytical procedure? This paper explores the consequences of such a choice on data interpretation and, consequently, (socio)linguistic theorization. Utilizing Twitter-style English in the Philippines (EngPH) as a case study, I employ the Twitter Corpus of Philippine Englishes (TCOPE) primarily to investigate and elucidate variations in three morphosyntactic variables that have been previously examined using a piecemeal approach. I propose a holistic quantitative approach that incorporates documented linguistic, social, diachronic, and stylistic factors in a unified analysis. The paper illustrates the impacts of adopting this holistic approach through two statistical procedures: Bayesian regression modeling and Boruta feature selection with random forest modeling. In contrast to earlier research findings, my overall results reveal biases in non-unified quantitative analyses, where the confidence in the effects of certain factors diminishes in light of others during analysis. The adoption of a unified analysis or modeling also enhances the resolution at which variations have been examined in EngPH. For instance, it highlights that presumed ‘universals’, such as the hierarchy of linguistic > stylistic > diachronic > social factors in explaining variation in some domains, is contingent on the specific variable under examination. Overall, I argue that unified analyses reduce data distortion and introduce more nuanced interpretations and insights that are critical for establishing a well-grounded empirical theory of EngPH variation and language variation as a whole
Linguistics · Physics · Sociology · Variation (astronomy · Computer Science · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Philosophy · Psychology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
Philippine English
Analyzing Linguistic Data
Statistical Rethinking
Rank-Normalization, Folding, and Localization
Feature Selection with the Boruta Package
Indices of Effect Existence and Significance in the Bayesian Framework
Epicentral effects on ‐ ed /‐ t inflectional variation in Australasian Englishes 1850–2020
Sociolinguistic Analysis with Missing Metadata? Leveraging Linguistic and Semiotic Resources Through Deep Learning to Investigate English Variation and Change on Twitter
Variability in clusters and continuums
Taking a look at expanded predicates in Philippine English across time
Philippine Englishes
Does Philippine English subject–verb agreement exist in academic writing? The case of research articles across disciplines
Relocating Philippine English in Schneider’s dynamic model
Grammatical variation in national varieties of English — The corpus-based approach
Two Englishes diverged in the Philippines
Spread, stability, and sociolinguistic variation in multilingual practices
Models, forests, and trees of York English
Be that as it may
Was/were variation across the generations
When variables align
The Survival of the Subjunctive in Australian English
Broadening horizons in the diachronic and sociolinguistic study of Philippine English with the Twitter Corpus of Philippine Englishes (TCOPE)
Filipino English and Taglish
From Usage to Grammar
Three Waves of Variation Study
Linguistic change, social network and speaker innovation
Isn't it enough to be a Chinese speaker
Statistical Methods for Linguistic Research
Filipino, Chinese, neither, or both? The Lannang identity and its relationship with language
The Dynamics of New Englishes
Language style as audience design
World Englishes and applied linguistics
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |