Principles of Linguistic Change
Volume III: Cognitive and Cultural Factors
Language in Society
1. Auflage Oktober 2010
448 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Kurzbeschreibung
This third volume of the Principles of Linguistic Change set examines the cognitive and cultural causes responsible for linguistic change, and traces the history of these developments, from triggering events to driving forces and endpoints. Labov looks deeply into questions of linguistic change, focusing on the cognitive factors, and exploring social influences in the development of large-scale cultural patterns. Written by the pioneering researcher of sociolinguistic inquiry, this is an essential resource for researchers, scholars, and students in the field.
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
List of Tables
Foreword
Preface
Abbreviations
1. Introduction to Cognitive and Cultural Factors in Linguistic Change
Part I: Cross-Dialectal Comprehension:
2. Natural Misunderstandings
3. A Controlled Experiment on Vowel Identification
4. The Gating Experiments
Part II: The Life History of Linguistic Change:
5. Triggering Events
6. Governing Principles
7. Forks in the Road
8. Divergence
9. Driving Forces
10. Yankee Cultural Imperialism and the Northern Cities Shift
11. Social Evaluation of the Northern Cities Shift
12. Endpoints
Part III: The Unit of Linguistic Change:
13. Words Floating on the Surface of Sound Change
14. The Binding Force in Segmental Phonology
Part IV: Transmission and Diffusion:
15. The Diffusion of Language from Place to Place
16. The Diffusion of Language from Group to Group
17. Conclusion
Notes
References
Index
