Principles of Linguistic Change, Internal Factors

Wiley, Jul 19, 1994 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 664 pages

This book develops the general principles of linguistic change that form the foundations of historical linguistics, dialectology and sociolinguistics. It is concerned with the factors that govern the internal development of linguistic structures: the mechanisms of change, the constraints on change, and the ways in which change is embedded in the larger linguistic system.

While it is generally believed that linguistic change is a product of earlier times, and that local dialects are disappearing, this work shows that rapid change is in progress in the cities of America and England, so that urban dialects are becoming more and more differentiated. Instrumental studies of these changes develop a new view of phonological space which allows the resolution of long-standing paradoxes of historical linguistics. The book then develops the general principles governing mergers and splits, which alter linguistic structure.

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About the author (1994)

William Labov is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Title	Principles of Linguistic Change, Internal Factors Language in Society, ISSN 1362-6248 Language in society (Oxford, England) ; 20, 29 Volume 20 of Language in society: Blackwell Volume 1 of Principles of Linguistic Change, William Labov Volume 1 of Principles of Linguistic Change: Internal Factors, William Labov
Author	William Labov
Edition	illustrated, reprint
Publisher	Wiley, 1994
ISBN	0631179143, 9780631179146
Length	664 pages
Subjects	Language Arts & Disciplines › Linguistics › Sociolinguistics Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics Philosophy / Logic

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