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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139041103321

Titolo

The handbook of language variation and change / / edited by J.K. Chambers and Natalie Schilling

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Hoboken] : , : Wiley-Blackwell, is an imprint of John Wiley, , [2013]

2013

ISBN

1-119-45708-4

1-78539-328-6

1-118-33560-0

1-118-33551-1

1-118-33559-7

1-118-33557-0

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (618 p.)

Collana

Blackwell handbooks in linguistics

Classificazione

801.03

417/.7

Altri autori (Persone)

ChambersJ. K

Schilling-EstesNatalie

Disciplina

417/.7

Soggetti

Language and languages - Variation

Linguistic change

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous ed.: 2002

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

part I. Data collection -- part II. Evaluation -- part III. Linguistic structure -- part Ivolume Language and time -- part volume Social differentiation -- part VI. Domains -- part VII. Contact -- part VIII. Sociolinguistics and their communities.

Sommario/riassunto

Reflecting a multitude of developments in the study of language change and variation over the last ten years, this extensively updated second edition features a number of new chapters and remains the authoritative reference volume on a core research area in linguistics. A fully revised and expanded edition of this acclaimed reference work, which has established its reputation based on its unrivalled scope and depth of analysis in this interdisciplinary fieldIncludes seven new chapters, while the remainder have undergone thorough revision and



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