Variation and Change in English: an introduction (Grundlagen der Anglistik und Amerikanistik 39)

Abstract

This book introduces critical concepts of English sociolinguistics, with particular focus on language variation and change. It provides hands-on examples throughout the history of English, gives an account of sociolinguistic thought since its inception in the early 1960s and sketches major developments and theoretical advances. One of its major concerns is on methodology, since collecting, handling and evaluating data is of utmost importance for the analysis of socially-sensitive language variation. Another main focus is the causation Show more