Advances in Cognitive Sociolinguistics (Cognitive Linguistic Research)

58 Augusto Soares da Silva

As an alternative calculation, all the phonetic and graphic variants such
as blouse and blusa (blouse) or blaizer and blêizer (COAT), for example, are
not separated. The result still points towards a divergent evolution:

U’(P50,B50) 82.63% > U’(P70,B70) 77.10% > U’(P00,B00) 71.91%

Compared to football terms, clothing terms not only exhibit an opposite
global result but they also show a much clearer evolutionary relation be-
tween the two varieties. In fact, both the percentages related to weighted
uniformity U’ and unweighted uniformity U indicate that there is diver-
gence, which is more expressive throughout the period under study.
As regards question (2), the percentages of U and U’ shown on the ver-
tical and diagonal lines are indicative of symmetry in the evolution trends
of both varieties (global changes and intermediate changes are identical)
and show that divergence occurs on both sides, in both time periods.

Figure 2. Uniformity results for clothing terms

The percentages on the vertical lines show that the changes are not stronger
or faster in one variety than in the other, but, rather, that they are identical
in the two varieties not only between 1950 and 2000 but also between the
interim periods. As a matter of fact, the differences in the percentages when
comparing EP to BP are never significant (they are always below the 5%

57,37

66,47

67,58

61,65 / 78,80 76,48

58,66 / 65,92

51,44 / 57,11

46,

(^22)
/ (^) 66,
05
53 ,
99 /
67 ,
50
44 ,^4
1 /^5
3 ,^99
(^53) ,
(^13)
/ (^58)
, (^28)
59,92 / 68,67
68,25 / 74,40
57,52 / 68,05
67,70 / 74,74
56,24
55,71
67,12
67,87
64,18
62,99
65,09
68,75
P50 B50
B70
P00 B00
P70
60,58 / 65,27 60,44 / 65,38
57,37
66,47
67,58
61,65 / 78,80 76,48
58,66 / 65,92
51,44 / 57,11
46,
(^22)
/ (^) 66,
05
53 ,
99 /
67 ,
50
44 ,^4
1 /^5
3 ,^99
(^53) ,
(^13)
/ (^58)
, (^28)
59,92 / 68,67
68,25 / 74,40
57,52 / 68,05
67,70 / 74,74
56,24
55,71
67,12
67,87
64,18
62,99
65,09
68,75
P50 B50
B70
P00 B00
P70
60,58 / 65,27 60,44 / 65,38
61,65 / 78,80
58,66 / 65,92
51,44 / 57,11
46,
(^22)
/ (^) 66,
05
53 ,
99 /
67 ,
50
44 ,^4
1 /^5
3 ,^99
(^53) ,
(^13)
/ (^58)
, (^28)
59,92 / 68,67
68,25 / 74,40
57,52 / 68,05
67,70 / 74,74
56,24
55,71
67,12
67,87
64,18
62,99
65,09
68,75
P50 B50
B70
P00 B00
P70
60,58 / 65,27 60,44 / 65,38