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

William Labov

ISBN 10: 140511214X / ISBN 13: 9781405112147

Edité par John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2010

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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. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: CFB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630. . 2010. Volume III. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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• Titre: Principles of Linguistic Change, Volume 3: Cognitive and Cultural Factors
• Éditeur: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Date de parution: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 140511214X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781405112147
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• État de l'article: New

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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

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.