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…mehr
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
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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List of Figures List of Tables Foreword Preface Abbreviations 1. Introduction to Cognitive and Cultural Factors in Linguistic Change Part I: Cross-Dialectal Comprehension: 2. Natural Misunderstandings 3. A Controlled Experiment on Vowel Identification 4. The Gating Experiments Part II: The Life History of Linguistic Change: 5. Triggering Events 6. Governing Principles 7. Forks in the Road 8. Divergence 9. Driving Forces 10. Yankee Cultural Imperialism and the Northern Cities Shift 11. Social Evaluation of the Northern Cities Shift 12. Endpoints Part III: The Unit of Linguistic Change: 13. Words Floating on the Surface of Sound Change 14. The Binding Force in Segmental Phonology Part IV: Transmission and Diffusion: 15. The Diffusion of Language from Place to Place 16. The Diffusion of Language from Group to Group 17. Conclusion Notes References Index
List of Figures List of Tables Foreword Preface Abbreviations 1. Introduction to Cognitive and Cultural Factors in Linguistic Change Part I: Cross-Dialectal Comprehension: 2. Natural Misunderstandings 3. A Controlled Experiment on Vowel Identification 4. The Gating Experiments Part II: The Life History of Linguistic Change: 5. Triggering Events 6. Governing Principles 7. Forks in the Road 8. Divergence 9. Driving Forces 10. Yankee Cultural Imperialism and the Northern Cities Shift 11. Social Evaluation of the Northern Cities Shift 12. Endpoints Part III: The Unit of Linguistic Change: 13. Words Floating on the Surface of Sound Change 14. The Binding Force in Segmental Phonology Part IV: Transmission and Diffusion: 15. The Diffusion of Language from Place to Place 16. The Diffusion of Language from Group to Group 17. Conclusion Notes References Index
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