Meredith Tamminga

List of John Benjamins publications for which Meredith Tamminga plays a role.

Titles

The Locus of Linguistic Variation

Edited by Constantine Lignos, Laurel MacKenzie and Meredith Tamminga

[Benjamins Current Topics, 97] 2018. x, 193 pp.
Subjects Generative linguistics | Syntax | Theoretical linguistics

The locus of linguistic variation

Edited by Constantine Lignos, Laurel MacKenzie and Meredith Tamminga

Special issue of Linguistic Variation 16:2 (2016) x, 186 pp.
Subjects Generative linguistics | Typology

Articles

Questions about who leads language change have been central to the sociolinguistic literature for decades. More recent work on covariation between simultaneous changes calls into question whether broad, generalized change leadership can exist. Using data from Philadelphia, I show that covariation… read more
Lignos, Constantine, Laurel MacKenzie and Meredith Tamminga 2018 Introduction: The locus of linguistic variationThe Locus of Linguistic Variation, Lignos, Constantine, Laurel MacKenzie and Meredith Tamminga (eds.), pp. vii–x | Article
Tamminga, Meredith, Laurel MacKenzie and David Embick 2018 The dynamics of variation in individualsThe Locus of Linguistic Variation, Lignos, Constantine, Laurel MacKenzie and Meredith Tamminga (eds.), pp. 151–188 | Article
This paper examines the factors conditioning the production of linguistic variables in real time by individual speakers: what we term the dynamics of variation in individuals. We propose a framework that recognizes three types of factors conditioning variation: sociostylistic, internal linguistic,… read more
Lignos, Constantine, Laurel MacKenzie and Meredith Tamminga 2016 Introduction: The locus of linguistic variationThe locus of linguistic variation, Lignos, Constantine, Laurel MacKenzie and Meredith Tamminga (eds.), pp. vii–x | Article
Tamminga, Meredith, Laurel MacKenzie and David Embick 2016 The dynamics of variation in individualsThe locus of linguistic variation, Lignos, Constantine, Laurel MacKenzie and Meredith Tamminga (eds.), pp. 300–336 | Article
This paper examines the factors conditioning the production of linguistic variables in real time by individual speakers: what we term the dynamics of variation in individuals. We propose a framework that recognizes three types of factors conditioning variation: sociostylistic, internal linguistic,… read more