Principles of Linguistic Change

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 scale Examines the cognitive and cultural influences responsible for linguistic change Demonstrates under what conditions dialects diverge from one another Establishes an essential distinction between transmission within the community and diffusion across communities Completes Labov's seminal Principles of Linguistic Change trilogy

Principles of Linguistic Change features in the following genres: Linguistics

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Principles of Linguistic Change was written by William Labov and published by Wiley Blackwell an imprint of Wiley

Principles of Linguistic Change has 592 pages

Yes it is part of Language in Society series

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