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.
Labov extends his widely used framework for narrative analysis to matters of greatest human concern: accounts of the... Læs mere
This groundbreaking study of New York speech founded the discipline of sociolinguistics, presenting a pioneering new account of social variation in... Læs mere