Review
This volume represents the synthesis of a bewildering amount of information and theory in numerous disciplines. (
The Journal of The Royal Anthropological Institute )
A panopoly of possible microprocesses of language variation are explored painstakingly and with great ingenuity by the author ... This book is a mine of geolinguistic and sociolinguistic data, presented in a plain and captivating style. (
TREE )
... a valuable contribution to our understanding of how and why languages have changed over time. (
Journal of Linguistics )
Journal of Linguistics
"... a valuable contribution to our understanding of how and why languages have changed over time."