Dialect Diversity in America: The Politics of Language Change (Page-barbour Lectures)

By William Labov

Book Overview

The sociolinguist William Labov has worked for decades on change in progress in American dialects and on African American Vernacular English (AAVE). In Dialect Diversity in America, Labov examines the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813933269
• ISBN13: 9780813933269
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Univ of Virginia Pr
• Length: 173 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.5" x 5.8"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher