Principles of Linguistic Change, Volume 3

Principles of Linguistic Change, Volume 3
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 451
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ISBN-10 : 9781405112154
ISBN-13 : 1405112158
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Download or read book Principles of Linguistic Change, Volume 3 written by William Labov and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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


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