Principles of Linguistic Change, Volume 2: Social Factors

by William Labov and Labov

Book Overview

This volume presents the long-anticipated results of several decades of inquiry into the social origins and social motivation of linguistic change. Written by one of the founders of modern sociolinguistics Features the first complete report on the Philadelphia project designed to establish the social location of the leaders of linguistic change Includes chapters on social class, neighborhood, ethnicity, gender, and social networks that delineate the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 063117916X
• ISBN13: 9780631179160
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.1"