Abstract
Labov’s Principles of Linguistic Change: Cognitive and Cultural Factors is the third volume of his trilogy, the first two dealing with internal factors and social factors controlling linguistic change. Volume 3 examines the cognitive and cultural factors responsible for linguistic change. The present volume explores into the internal factors discussed in Volume 1, concentrating on the cognitive factors determining the capacity of linguistic system to transmit information. This volume also investigates the social factors considered in Volume 2, moving from the inquiry of face-to-face interaction in local communities to a further examination of cultural patterns in a wide range and on a diachronic basis.
Highlights
Under the authorship of William Labov, one of the founders of modern sociolinguistics, Principles of Linguistic Change: Cognitive and Cultural Factors is the third volume of his trilogy
Just prior to this book, Labov coauthored with his two partners Atlas of North American English (Labov, Ash, & Boberg, 2006, ANAE ), and found that regional divergence in North American English had increased
Zhang continue to drive divergence over time? The present volume is intended to answer these questions. In response to these questions, the volume explores into the internal factors discussed in Volume 1, concentrating on the cognitive factors determining the capacity of linguistic system to transmit information
Summary
Under the authorship of William Labov, one of the founders of modern sociolinguistics, Principles of Linguistic Change: Cognitive and Cultural Factors (published by Wiley-Blackwell in 2010) is the third volume of his trilogy. The first and the second volumes deal with internal factors and social factors that control linguistic change.
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