How Long to Read Linguistic Variation and Change

How Long Does it Take to Read Linguistic Variation and Change?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 5 minutes to read Linguistic Variation and Change by James Milroy

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This book is concerned with the explanation of linguistic change. Focusing on variation in the English language, it explores the extent to which language change is a social phenomenon. Language, James Milroy holds, cannot adequately be observed or described independently of society. In analyzing patterns of language use, we must be aware of social and situational contexts and of the norms of usage in the speech community. He discusses these methodological issues in relation to his own sociolinguistic research in Belfast, and argues that in explaining language variation we need first to understand these factors which maintain language and resist change. In contrast to the intra-linguistic approach of traditional historical work, this book presents a social model of change derived from the study of social networks and the links between networks and social class. Language change, Professor Milroy suggests, is made possible to the extent that it is passed from person to person in conversational encounters. -- Back cover.

How long is Linguistic Variation and Change?

Linguistic Variation and Change by James Milroy is 243 pages long, and a total of 61,479 words.

This makes it 82% the length of the average book. It also has 75% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Linguistic Variation and Change Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 35 minutes to read Linguistic Variation and Change aloud.

What Reading Level is Linguistic Variation and Change?

Linguistic Variation and Change is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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