This volume provides a broad coverage of the intersection of sociolinguistic variation and language acquisition. Favoured by the current scientific context wher

The study of how linguistic variation is acquired is considered a nascent field in both psycho- and sociolinguistics. Within that research context, this book ai

Investigates when and how preschool children acquire the vernacular norms of the community they come from.

This volume connects the latest research on language acquisition across the lifespan with the explanation of language change in specific sociohistorical setting

This volume brings together research on panel studies with the aim of providing a coherent empirical and theoretical knowledge-base for examining the impact of