Research

Language Variation and Change Research Group

The LVC Research Group's main focus is to study variation in language and its role in accounting for linguistic change. The group explores the implications of variation and change for formal theories of grammar, phonology and acquisition. Members are also interested in the value of linguistic variation for speech language pathology. The LVC Research Group's work involves the creation of language corpora and employs a variety of empirical methods.

Members work on a wide variety of English dialects as well as other languages, different historical periods, and with data gathered from written texts as well as audio recordings from the speech community. Their research investigates all types of linguistic structure, including fine-grained phonetic detail, morphosyntax, lexis, syntax and discourse structure. Weekly research group meetings are held for critical discussion of members' and others' work, often with invited speakers. Here is a link to the Sociolinguistics Lab page: http://individual.utoronto.ca/tagliamonte/Sociolinguistic_Lab.html