Principles of Linguistic Change, 3 Volume Set
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 10. December 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
1720 pages
978-1-4443-2788-5 (ISBN)
Description
Written by the world-renowned pioneer in the field of modern sociolinguistics, this three-volume set examines the historical, social, cognitive, and cultural factors responsible for linguistic change.
Presents the results of several decades of inquiry into the social origins and motivation of linguistic change
Develops the general principles of linguistic change that form the foundations of historical linguistics, dialectology and sociolinguistics
Includes the first complete report on the Philadelphia project designed to establish the social location of the leaders of linguistic change
Documents the rapid changes in progress in the cities of America and England
A newly-complete trilogy that has shaped the course of variationist sociolinguistic inquiry
Presents the results of several decades of inquiry into the social origins and motivation of linguistic change
Develops the general principles of linguistic change that form the foundations of historical linguistics, dialectology and sociolinguistics
Includes the first complete report on the Philadelphia project designed to establish the social location of the leaders of linguistic change
Documents the rapid changes in progress in the cities of America and England
A newly-complete trilogy that has shaped the course of variationist sociolinguistic inquiry
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 88 mm
Weight
2479 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4443-2788-5 (9781444327885)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
William Labov is Professor of Linguistics and Director of the Linguistics Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania. His major studies include The Social Stratification of English in New York City (1966), Sociolinguistic Patterns (1972), Language in the Inner City (1972), Principles of Linguistic Change: Internal Factors (Wiley-Blackwell, 1994), Principles of Linguistic Change, Volume II: Social Factors (Wiley-Blackwell, 2001), and Principles of Linguistic Change, Volume III: Cognitive and Cultural Factors (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010). With S. Ash and C. Boberg, he published the Atlas of North American English in 2006.
Content
Topological Foundations.
Differential Geometry of Riemann Surfaces.
Harmonic Maps.
Teichmueller Spaces.
Geometric Structures on Riemann Surfaces.
Erratum to: Characterizing Programming Systems Allowing Program Self-reference.
Differential Geometry of Riemann Surfaces.
Harmonic Maps.
Teichmueller Spaces.
Geometric Structures on Riemann Surfaces.
Erratum to: Characterizing Programming Systems Allowing Program Self-reference.