This volume presents the long-anticipated results of several decades of inquiry into the social origins and social motivation of linguistic change.* Written by one of the founders of modern sociolinguistics* Features the first complete report on the Philadelphia project designed to establish the soc[...]

This book develops the general principles of linguistic change that form the foundations of historical linguistics, dialectology and sociolinguistics. * Demonstrates the social as well as cognitive relevance of linguistic research* Shows that rapid linguistic change is in progress in the cities of A[...]

This classic volume, by a well-known linguist, constitutes a systematic introduction to sociolinguistics, unmatched in the clarity and forcefulness of its approach, and to the study of language in its social setting.[...]

We share the experience of others through the stories they tell of the crucial events in their lives. This book provides a rich range of narratives that grip the reader's attention together with an analysis of how it is done. While remaining true to the facts, narrators use linguistic devices to pre[...]

I denne boka presenteres åtte språk: arabisk, bosnisk-kroatisk-serbisk, japansk, kinesisk, koreansk, urdu, tsjekkisk og tyrkisk. Språkenes struktur og særtrekk blir beskrevet, men først og fremst er fokus rettet mot språkenes rolle som standardspråk - den moderne nasjonalstatens sentrale komm[...]