Sociolinguistic Variation in Seventeenth-Century France: Methodology and Case Studies

By Wendy Ayres-Bennett

Book Overview

Drawing on a range of case studies, this systematic study demonstrates the variety of language usage in seventeenth-century France, a time considered to be the most "standardizing" in the history of French. Variation is analyzed in terms of gender, age and socio-economic status, or by the medium, register or genre used. The case studies present phonological, morphological, syntactic and lexical issues, posing a range of methodological questions for sociolinguists and historical linguists.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521129036
• ISBN13: 9780521129039
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"