Written by the world-renowned pioneer in the field of modern sociolinguistics, this volume examines the cognitive and cultural factors responsible for linguistic change, tracing the life history of these developments, from triggering events to driving forces and endpoints. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: CFB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630. . 2010. Volume III. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Principles of Linguistic Change, Volume 3: Cognitive and Cultural Factors
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Publication Date: 2010
Language: English
ISBN 10: 140511214X
ISBN 13: 9781405112147
Binding: Soft cover
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Written by the world-renowned pioneer in the field of modern sociolinguistics, this volume examines the cognitive and cultural factors responsible for linguistic change, tracing the life history of these developments, from triggering events to driving forces and endpoints.Explores the major insights obtained by combining sociolinguistics with the results of dialect geography on a large scaleExamines the cognitive and cultural influences responsible for linguistic changeDemonstrates under what conditions dialects diverge from one anotherEstablishes an essential distinction between transmission within the community and diffusion across communitiesCompletes Labov s seminal Principles of Linguistic Change trilogy

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William Labov is Professor of Linguistics and Director of the Linguistics Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania. His major studies include The Social Stratification of English in New York City (1966), Sociolinguistic Patterns (1972), Language in the Inner City (1972), Principles of Linguistic Change: Internal Factors (Wiley-Blackwell, 1994) and Principles of Linguistic Change, Volume 2: Social Factors (Wiley-Blackwell, 2001). With S. Ash and C. Boberg, he published the Atlas of North American English in 2006.

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