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DIMENSIONS OF REGISTER VARIATION.Douglas Biber. NewYork: Cambridge University Press, 1995. Pp. xvii + 428. $59.95 cloth.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 1997

H. D. Adamson  and
Malcah Yaeger-Dror
H. D. Adamson
Affiliation:
University of Arizona
Malcah Yaeger-Dror
Affiliation:
University of Arizona
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Abstract

The book under review follows other research by Biber in the field of register variation (cf. Biber, 1988; Biber & Finegan, 1994). It further develops the thesis that multidmensional analysis of many different linguistic variables can help posit theoretical and conceptual primitives for the analysis of register. It also explores a corollary that the primitive for register variation in different languages can be productively compared.

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Studies in Second Language Acquisition , Volume 19 , Issue 4 , December 1997 , pp. 509 - 510
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1997 Cambridge University Press

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