by PeterTrudgill (Author)
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 and dialects get simpler while others get more complex. It does so in the context of a wide range of languages and societies.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 20 Oct 2011
ISBN 10: 0199604347
ISBN 13: 9780199604340