Twenty-four linguists analyze natural and social differences in language form, use, and attitudes.

The papers in this volume celebrate the work of Angus McIntosh, who specialized in dialects of Later Middle English, and wrote on other topics in English lingui

The study of how language varies in social context, and how it can be analyzed and accounted for, are the key goals of sociolinguistics. Until now, however, the

Are all children exposed to the same linguistic input, and do they follow the same route in acquisition? The answer is no: The language that children hear diffe