Dear Katie,
I'm glad to see you making use of the variationist list! Great!
Best,
Rudy
Quoting Katherine O'Donnell Christoffersen <[log in to unmask]>:
> To the experienced out there,
>
> How would you compare these programs?
>
> Is the 'easier, user-friendly' Instat able to handle the 3 variants that
> VARBRUL? What are those well-known limitations of VARBRUL? Do you have a
> recommendation to where I could look that up to further inform myself of the
> pluses and minuses of each option?
>
> I'm very appreciative to this entire "conversation", since I'm just getting
> ready to start analyzing my data. Any/all input is welcome and appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Katie
>
> On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 8:45 AM, David Bowie <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Speaking of VARBRUL/GOLDVARB, I have heard that the original (or at least a
>> very early) version of VARBRUL could handle variables with three variants,
>> rather than the two variants that any version I've ever worked with is
>> limited to.
>>
>> For those of us who regularly work with variables that regularly have three
>> meaningful variants (e.g., /ai/-monophthongization in the US South), being
>> able to run a quick VARBRUL analysis on those variables, even given the
>> well-known limitations of VARBRUL analyses, would be useful. Anyone know if
>> such is available.
>>
>> (I haven't tried Rbrul yet, in case it's in thereāI'm just beginning to
>> teach myself R in my-ahem!-copious spare time.)
>>
>> David Bowie
>>
>> On 29 Sep 2010, at 5:51 AM, MARCOS LUIZ WIEDEMER wrote:
>>
>> There is another version to VARBRUL, that is GOLDVARB;
>> http://individual.utoronto.ca/tagliamonte/Goldvarb/GV_index.htm
>>
>>
>> 2010/9/29 WELDON-STEWART, TRACEY <[log in to unmask]>
>>
>>
>> Is Varbrul no longer a viable option?
>>
>>
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