Principles of Linguistic Change, Volume 3: Cognitive and Cultural Factors - Couverture souple

Labov, William

 
9781405112147: Principles of Linguistic Change, Volume 3: Cognitive and Cultural Factors

Synopsis

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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À propos de l?auteur

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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9781405112154: Principles of Linguistic Change, Volume 3: Cognitive and Cultural Factors

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ISBN 10 :  1405112158 ISBN 13 :  9781405112154
Editeur : *Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
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