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Vol. 21:1 (1997) ► pp.228–236
Book review

William Labov. Principles of linguistic change, Volume 1: Internal factors
Oxford, UK/Cambridge, USA: Blackwell, 1994. xix + 641 pp. ISBN 0-631-17914-3 [Language in Society, 20].

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Published online: 1 January 1997
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