Typen des individuellen Sprachwandels nach wesentlichen Lebensereignissen

Abstract In this article, we explore for the first time which types of individuallevel language change following major life events (MLEs) can be observed among a sample of 701 Austrian participants, and which social variables are associated with these different types of change. A cluster analysis reveals five distinct types of MLE-related language change. Regression analyses illustrates that social variables such as gender and educational attainment were significant predictors of participants’ probability of belonging to a specific cluster (i.e., a certain type of MLE-related language change). Our results further our understanding about the linguistic relevance of MLEs and, more importantly, about the different types of intra-speaker trajectories across the lifespan.