Synchronic sociolinguistics has been particularly convincing in its
use of quantitative models to demonstrates how 'the present might
explain the past'. However, the relevance of sociolinguistics to
historical linguistics 'using the past to explain the present', has
been largely ignored. In this volume Dr Romaine lays the foundation
for a field of research encompassing both historical linguistics
and sociolinguistics, which aims to investigate and account for
language variation within a particular speech community over time.
The socio-historical approach is illustrated here by a detailed
analysis of the development of relative clause formation strategies
in Middle Scots. This case study raises fundamental questions about
the epistemological status of sociolinguistic theory and in
particular its claims to an empirical foundation. Her own
preliminary suggestions for a truly integrative sociolinguistic
theory will be of interest to sociolinguists, historical linguists
and general linguists.
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