An in depth examination of linguistic variation and change as a reflection of social convergence in the major French-speaking countries of Europe - France, Belg

Rebecca Posner explores the history of the French language in all its manifestations. Within the framework of modern linguistic theory, she concentrates on how

This volume provides a systematic comparative treatment of urban contact dialects in the Global North and South, examining the emergence and development of thes

This book considers how far social factors explain why human societies produce different kinds of language at different times and places and why some languages

The coming together of linguistics and sociology in the 1960's, most notably via the work of William Labov, marked a revolution in the study of language and pro