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This book develops the general principles of linguistic change that form the foundations of historical linguistics, dialectology and sociolinguistics.  Demonstrates the social as …

Extensively revised and updated, this second edition provides, in an A-Z format, an analysis of the most important generalizations that have been made on the unidirectional change …

Attitudes to Language is an introduction to the facts and fallacies behind our beliefs about 'good English'. It is suitable for advanced level students and beyond. Written with …

Linguistic mistakes. We all make them. And if your name is George W Bush, you might make them more often than others. In 'The Ants are My Friends' (delightfully misheard from Bob …

Social scientists have used the term "e;Creolization"e; to evoke cultural fusion and the emergence of new cultures across the globe. However, the term has been …

First published in 1949 (this edition in 1968), this book is a dictionary of the past, exploring the language of the criminal and near-criminal worlds. It includes entries from …

Dread Talk examines the effects of Rastafarian language on Creole in other parts of the Carribean, its influence in Jamaican poetry, and its effects on standard Jamaican English. …

All over Ireland there are oul fellas putting the world to rights.They've little patience for the ogeous handlins they find themselves in; they bemoan the clatty days when it's …

Although varieties of North American English have come in for a good deal of linguistic scrutiny in recent years, the vast majority of published works have dealt with American …