Principles of Linguistic Change Volume II: Social Factors (Paperback, Volume II)

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 leaders of linguistic change as women of the upper working class with a high density of interaction within their neighborhoods and a high proportion of weak ties outside of it

General

Imprint:	Blackwell Publishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2001
First published:	March 2001
Authors:	W Labov
Dimensions:	230 x 154 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	572
Edition:	Volume II
ISBN-13:	978-0-631-17916-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sociolinguistics Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > General
LSN:	0-631-17916-X
Barcode:	9780631179160

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