The Syntactic Atlas of Welsh Dialects is a project, conducted jointly by David Willis (Cambridge), Maggie Tallerman (Newcastle) and Bob Borsley (Essex), to establish the extent of variation in the syntax of present-day Welsh, including age-related variation and variation due to linguistic background, as well as geogrpahical variation. Specifically, its aims are:
- to establish the distribution of major syntactic variants in Welsh using a systematic methodology
- to establish patterns of change via age-related variation
- to examine the effects of language revitalisation on the syntax of Welsh
- to provide material for further analysis of Welsh syntax in any framework
- to provide a repository of material available for researchers and the general public interested in any kind of variation within the Welsh language as spoken today
A pilot project to test the effectiveness of the basic methodology is being conducted during the summer of 2010. Work for the pilot project consists of a questionnaire and an interview conducted between two native speakers of the variety under investigation.
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