Principles of Linguistic Change, Volume 3: Cognitive and Cultural FactorsWritten 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.
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Contents
Natural Misunderstandings | 21 |
A Controlled Experiment on Vowel Identification | 48 |
7 | 57 |
4 | 66 |
Part | 87 |
3 | 96 |
Governing Principles | 120 |
Forks in the Road | 155 |
Social Evaluation of the Northern Cities Shift | 236 |
Endpoints | 245 |
Words Floating on the Surface of Sound Change | 259 |
The Binding Force in Segmental Phonology | 287 |
The Diffusion of Language from Place to Place | 305 |
The Diffusion of Language from Group to Group | 348 |
Conclusion | 367 |
Notes | 376 |
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Principles of Linguistic Change, Volume 3: Cognitive and Cultural Factors William Labov Limited preview - 2010 |
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