Sociolinguistic Variation in Seventeenth-Century France - Methodology and Case Studies (Paperback)

This book provides a systematic study of sociolinguistic variation in seventeenth-century France. Drawing on a range of case studies, Wendy Ayres-Bennett makes available data about linguistic variation in this period, showing the wealth and variety of language usage at a time that is considered to be the most 'standardising' in the history of French. Variation is analysed in terms of the speaker's 'pre-verbal constitution' - such as gender, age and socio-economic status - or by the medium, register or genre used. As well as examining linguistic variation itself, the book also considers the fundamental methodological issues that are central to all socio-historical linguistic accounts and, more importantly, addresses the question of what the appropriate sources are for linguists taking a socio-historical approach. In each chapter, the case studies present a range of phonological, morphological, syntactic and lexical issues, which pose different methodological questions for sociolinguists and historical linguists alike.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2009
First published:	November 2009
Authors:	Wendy Ayres-Bennett
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	280
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-12903-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > General
LSN:	0-521-12903-6
Barcode:	9780521129039

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