Juggling Intra- and Extralinguistic Factors in the Study of Variation and Change (en Inglés) - Valentin Werner;Ole Schützler;Julia Schlüter;Gabriele Knappe;Lukas Sönning;Fabian Vetter

How do preferences inherent in the linguistic system and extralinguistic constraints on contexts of use jointly shape the English language? Unprecedented in its critical focus on the conventional division of internal and external factors, this book provides fresh theoretical, empirical, and methodological insights into the dynamics of language variation and change, based on informative case studies written by experts in the field. It explicitly addresses theoretical and methodological questions regarding the prospects of isolating, distinguishing and integrating structurally or cognitively founded factors and constraints derived from contextual or social situations of language use.

The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical linguistics on the one hand, and comparative linguistics on the other. The TiEL series features volumes that present interesting new data and analyses, and above all fresh approaches that contribute to the overall aim of the series, which is to further outstanding research in English linguistics.