Sociolinguistic Typology: Social Determinants of Linguistic Complexity
- ISBN-10
- 0199604347
- ISBN-13
- 9780199604340
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 236
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-10-20
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Peter Trudgill
Description
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.
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