1991/03/01 by Wolfgang U. Dressler, Sylvia Moosmüller
Arts and Humanities · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Linguistic Variation and Morphology #Linguistic research and analysis #Phonetics and Phonology Research
paper · doi:10.1159/000261881
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Abstract Our aim is to present a sociopragmatic framework for phonological behavior and to comprehend phonology as part of a social action (in the sense of Schütz). This approach enables us to connect sociology, psychology, phonology and phonetics. Phonological variation is no longer seen as a secondary parameter, but can be analyzed as an integral part of language behavior. First we present Natural Phonology, then results of our investigations: phonological and phonetic variation due to psychological parameters on the one hand, steps of analysis in predominantly sociophonological work on the other hand.