William Labov: 3 books
Dialect Diversity in America
The Politics of Language Change
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2012
The sociolinguist William Labov has worked for decades on change in progress in American dialects and on African American Vernacular English (AAVE). In Dialect Diversity in America, Labov examines the diversity among American dialects and presents the counterintuitive finding that geographically localized...
The Language of Life and Death
The Transformation of Experience in Oral Narrative
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
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 present...
Principles of Linguistic Change, Volume 3
Cognitive and Cultural Factors
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011
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...