Principles of Linguistic Change Volume 3 Cognitive and Cultural Factors 1st Edition by William Labov – Ebook PDF Instant Download/Delivery: 978-1405112147, 140511214X
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ISBN 10: 140511214X
ISBN 13: 978-1405112147
Author: William Labov
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.Explores the major insights obtained by combining sociolinguistics with the results of dialect geography on a large scaleExamines the cognitive and cultural influences responsible for linguistic changeDemonstrates under what conditions dialects diverge from one anotherEstablishes an essential distinction between transmission within the community and diffusion across communitiesCompletes Labovs seminal Principles of Linguistic Change trilogy
Table of contents:
1. Introduction to Cognitive and Cultural Factors in Linguistic Change
2. Natural Misunderstandings
3. A Controlled Experiment on Vowel Identification
4. The Gating Experiments
5. Triggering Events
6. Governing Principles
7. Forks in the Road
8. Divergence
9. Driving Forces
10. Yankee Cultural Imperialism and the Northern Cities Shift
11. Social Evaluation of the Northern Cities Shift
12. Endpoints
13. Words Floating on the Surface of Sound Change
14. The Binding Force in Segmental Phonology
15. The Diffusion of Language from Place to Place
16. The Diffusion of Language from Group to Group
17. Conclusion
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