The science of complexity aims to answer the question of what rules nature chooses when
assembling the basic constituents of matter and energy into structures and dynamical …

There is a large amount of previous research on loanwords in individual languages, but the
Loanword Typology project is the first research project that attempts to shed light on lexical …

Variationist Sociolinguistics: Change, Observation, Interpretation presents a comprehensive,
intermediate level examination of Language Variation and Change, the branch of …

If languages influence the way we think, do bilinguals think differently in their respective
languages? And if languages do not affect thought, why do bilinguals often perceive such …

Written by the world-renowned pioneer in the field of modern sociolinguistics, this volume
examines the cognitive and cultural factors responsible for linguistic change, tracing the life …

This book presents some of my positions over the past decade regarding the development of
creole vernaculars in relation to language evolution in general. The latter notion is used …

Does the use of two languages by bilinguals inevitably bring about grammatical change?
Does switching between languages serve as a catalyst in such change? It is widely held that …

This is a lucid and up-to-date overview of language change. It discusses where our
evidence about language change comes from, how and why changes happen, and how …

The new edition of this classic text chronicles recent breakthrough developments in the field
of American English, covering regional, ethnic, and gender-based differences. Now …

So-called NEW ENGLISHES, distinct forms of English which have emerged in postcolonial
settings and countries around the globe, have typically been regarded individually, as …