Language variation and change

Author: Xu Daming, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: Viewing language research as scientific research means exploring the laws of human language. Broadly speaking, this includes the laws of linguistic structure, linguistic evolution, linguistic usage, and linguistic acquisition. Since the ultimate goal is to explore the laws of human language rather than the laws of individual languages, emphasis is placed on uncovering the universals of language. Language Variation and Change is part of the "Frontiers of Linguistics" series, introducing the achievements of research in this field over the past few decades both domestically and internationally. Language variation and change are core topics in sociolinguistics, and studying them is essentially studying the core content of sociolinguistics. However, domestic scholars have paid relatively little attention to this area so far. Therefore, the publication of this book holds greater practical significance for advancing language research in China. The book is edited by Professor Xu Daming of Nanjing University, a renowned scholar in sociolinguistics research in China today.