Ebook: Principles of Linguistic Change, Volume 3: Cognitive and Cultural Factors

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.

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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 scale
• Examines the cognitive and cultural influences responsible for linguistic change
• Demonstrates under what conditions dialects diverge from one another
• Establishes an essential distinction between transmission within the community and diffusion across communities
• Completes Labov’s seminal Principles of Linguistic Change trilogy

Content:
Chapter 1 Introduction to Cognitive and Cultural Factors in Linguistic Change (pages 1–18):
Chapter 2 Natural Misunderstandings (pages 19–47):
Chapter 3 A Controlled Experiment on Vowel Identification (pages 48–58):
Chapter 4 The Gating Experiments (pages 59–85):
Chapter 5 Triggering Events (pages 87–119):
Chapter 6 Governing Principles (pages 120–154):
Chapter 7 Forks in the Road (pages 155–164):
Chapter 8 Divergence (pages 165–183):
Chapter 9 Driving Forces (pages 184–207):
Chapter 10 Yankee Cultural Imperialism and the Northern Cities Shift (pages 208–235):
Chapter 11 Social Evaluation of the Northern Cities Shift (pages 236–244):
Chapter 12 Endpoints (pages 245–255):
Chapter 13 Words Floating on the Surface of Sound Change (pages 257–286):
Chapter 14 The Binding Force in Segmental Phonology (pages 287–301):
Chapter 15 The Diffusion of Language from Place to Place (pages 303–347):
Chapter 16 The Diffusion of Language from Group to Group (pages 348–366):
Chapter 17 Conclusion (pages 367–375):