Written by the world-renowned pioneer in the field of modern sociolinguistics, this three-volume set examines the historical, social, cognitive, and cultural factors responsible for linguistic change.

• Presents the results of several decades of inquiry into the social origins and motivation of linguistic change
• Develops the general principles of linguistic change that form the foundations of historical linguistics, dialectology and sociolinguistics
• Includes the first complete report on the Philadelphia project designed to establish the social location of the leaders...

William Labov extends his widely used framework for narrative analysis to matters of greatest human concern: life and death.

William Labov extends his widely used framework for narrative analysis to matters of greatest human concern: life and death.