{"product_id":"9780631179153","title":"Principles of Linguistic Change, Volume 2 Social Factors","description":"\u003ch3\u003eLanguage in Society\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003ePrinciples of Linguistic Change, Volume 2\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSocial Factors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWilliam Labov\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Linguistics \/ Sociolinguistics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis volume presents the long-anticipated results of several decades of inquiry into the social origins and social motivation of linguistic change.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by one of the founders of modern sociolinguistics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures the first complete report on the Philadelphia project designed to establish the social location of the leaders of linguistic change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes chapters on social class, neighborhood, ethnicity, gender, and social networks that delineate the leaders of linguistic change as women of the upper working class with a high density of interaction within their neighborhoods and a high proportion of weak ties outside of it\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e The author is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eLanguage Variation and Change and is author of Sociolinguistic Patterns\u003c\/i\u003e (1972), \u003ci\u003eLanguage in the Inner City\u003c\/i\u003e (1972), and \u003ci\u003ePrinciples of Linguistic Change, Volume 1: Internal Factors\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 1994).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e06 April 2001\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631179153\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e592\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e34.56\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44381117120652,"sku":"9780631179153","price":161.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631179153.jpg?v=1780235013","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780631179153","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}