TITLE:
A Review of Principles of Linguistic Change: Cognitive and Cultural Factors
AUTHORS:
Yubo Zhang
KEYWORDS:
Linguistic Change; Cognitive Factors; Cultural Factors
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Modern Linguistics,
Vol.4 No.1,
February
14,
2014
ABSTRACT: Labov’s Principles of Linguistic Change: Cognitive and Cultural Factors is the third volume of his trilogy, the first two dealing with internal factors
and social factors controlling linguistic change. Volume 3 examines the
cognitive and cultural factors responsible for linguistic change. The present
volume explores into the internal factors discussed in Volume 1, concentrating
on the cognitive factors determining the capacity of linguistic system to
transmit information. This volume also investigates the social factors
considered in Volume 2, moving from the inquiry of face-to-face interaction in
local communities to a further examination of cultural patterns in a wide range
and on a diachronic basis.