This new introduction explores all aspects of language change, with an emphasis on the role of cognition and language use.

In the twentieth century paradigms of linguistics have largely left language change to one side. Rudi Keller's book is an exciting contribution to linguistic ph

Through integrating different perspectives on language change, this book explores the enormous on-going linguistic upheavals in the wake of the global dominance

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 ho

This volume centers on three important theoretical concepts for the study of language change and the ways in which language structure emerges and turns into new