Labov, William Principles of Linguistic Change (1444327887)
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
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