This volume connects the latest research on language acquisition across the lifespan with the explanation of language change in specific sociohistorical setting

This volume provides a broad coverage of the intersection of sociolinguistic variation and language acquisition. Favoured by the current scientific context wher

Language Development Over the Lifespan is a reference resource for those conducting research on language development and the aging process, as well as a supplem

This book pioneers the study of bilingualism across the lifespan and in all its diverse forms. In framing the newest research within a lifespan perspective, the

Under which circumstances does grammatical change come about? Is the child the principle agent of change as suggested by historical linguistics?This book discus