Sociolinguistics: Method and Interpretation presents a thorough and practical description of current sociolinguistic methodology while recognizing that methodological decisions ...

Brings together a range of perspectives on the collection, analysis and broader relevance of variable language data.

This volume presents a sociolinguistic perspective on the history of the English language. Based on original empirical research, it discusses the social factors that promoted ...

This textbook analyses changes from every area of grammar and addresses recent developments in socio-historical linguistics.

This is a two-volume collection of original research papers designed to reflect the breadth and depth of the impact that William Labov has had on linguistic science. Four areas ...