An individual's social network is straightforwardly the aggregate of relationships contracted
with others, and social network analysis examines the differing structures and properties of …

Since its first publication in 1962, Gimson's Pronunciation of English has been the essential
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Variationist Sociolinguistics: Change, Observation, Interpretation presents a comprehensive,
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This chapter reviews sociophonetic evidence for the emergence of linguistic knowledge: that
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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 …

The third edition of World Englishes provides an engaging overview of the global variations
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This third edition of Miriam Meyerhoff's highly successful textbook provides a solid, up-to-
date appreciation of the interdisciplinary nature of the field and covers foundation issues …

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open programme and is
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The transmission of linguistic change within a speech community is characterized by
incrementation within a faithfully reproduced pattern characteristic of the family tree model …

Sprachkontaktforschung beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, wie sich Sprachen in multilingualen
Gesellschaften oder bei mehrsprachigen Individuen wechselseitig beeinflussen. Dies betrifft …