Principles of Linguistic Change, Vol. 2: Social Factors (Language in Society)

Labov, William

ISBN 10: 063117916X / ISBN 13: 9780631179160

Published by Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

About this Item

This is the 2010 paperback editon, reissued with new preface! Book is in excellent condition, showing rubbing to surfaces, modest shelving wear to edges, slight bubbling to spine; otherwise in fine shape with a sharp interior--tight binding with clean, unmarked pages throughout and an unread feel. A nice copy!

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Principles of Linguistic Change, Vol. 2: Social Factors (Language in Society)
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 063117916X
• ISBN 13: 9780631179160
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Linguistics Box

About this title

Synopsis

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

About the Author

The author is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the co-editor of Language Variation and Change and is author of Sociolinguistic Patterns (1972), Language in the Inner City (1972), and Principles of Linguistic Change, Volume 1: Internal Factors (Blackwell, 1994).