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The History of English: An Introduction 2nd Edition by Stephan Gramley

Edition 2ISBN: 978-1138501096
book The History of English: An Introduction 2nd Edition by Stephan Gramley cover

The History of English: An Introduction 2nd Edition by Stephan Gramley

Edition 2ISBN: 978-1138501096
Exercise 13
Labov hypothesizes that gender, more than social class, explains the transmission of incremental change in language. This is known as the Eckert progression and is illustrated and explained in Labov'sPrinciples­
of Linguistic Change. Cognitive and Cultural Factors (2010: §§9.7 and 12.3 and the sources quoted there). Find out more about the empirical basis for proposition and describe the relationship between class and gender as understood there.
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