Principles of linguistic change. Volume 3, Cognitive and cultural factors [electronic resource] / William Labov.
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Chichester, West Sussex, UK :
Blackwell Pub,
2010.
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| Series: | Language in society (Oxford, England : Online) ;
39. |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxviii, 419 p.) |
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| Other format: | Print version: Labov, William. Principles of linguistic change. 9781405112154 |
| Notes: | Bib#: 1642843 |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [394]-413) and index. |
| Series: | Language in society ;
39 |
| Language: | English |
| ISBN: | 9781444327502 144432750X 9781444327496 |
| Bib#: | 1642843 |
