This page discusses language variation from a variationist sociolinguistics perspective, focusing on the concept of linguistic variables. It explains that both cross-linguistic and sociolinguistic var...This page discusses language variation from a variationist sociolinguistics perspective, focusing on the concept of linguistic variables. It explains that both cross-linguistic and sociolinguistic variations exist, where different options (variants) express the same meaning across different languages, dialects, or contexts. Examples are given from Icelandic, Danish, Early Modern English, Auslan, NZSL, and ASL, demonstrating phonetic, syntactic, and morphosyntactic variations among others.
