Principles of Linguistic Change, Volume 2

William Labov

ISBN 10: 0631179151 / ISBN 13: 9780631179153

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, GB, 2001

About this Item

This volume presents the long-anticipated results of several decades of inquiry into the social origins and social motivation of linguistic change. Written by one of the founders of modern sociolinguisticsFeatures the first complete report on the Philadelphia project designed to establish the social location of the leaders of linguistic changeIncludes chapters on social class, neighborhood, ethnicity, gender, and social networks that delineate the leaders of linguistic change as women of the upper working class with a high density of interaction within their neighborhoods and a high proportion of weak ties outside of it.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Principles of Linguistic Change, Volume 2
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, GB
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631179151
• ISBN 13: 9780631179153
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 15.88W x 4.72H x 23.57D centimeters 15.88 centimeters width by 4.72 centimeters height by 23.57 centimeters depth
• Weight: 980 grams

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Synopsis

This volume presents the long-anticipated results of several decades of inquiry into the social origins and social motivation of linguistic change.

• Written by one of the founders of modern sociolinguistics
• Features the first complete report on the Philadelphia project designed to establish the social location of the leaders of linguistic change
• Includes chapters on social class, neighborhood, ethnicity, gender, and social networks that delineate the leaders of linguistic change as women of the upper working class with a high density of interaction within their neighborhoods and a high proportion of weak ties outside of it

About the Author

The author is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the co-editor of Language Variation and Change and is author of Sociolinguistic Patterns (1972), Language in the Inner City (1972), and Principles of Linguistic Change, Volume 1: Internal Factors (Blackwell, 1994).