Description:
Details how demographic variables influence linguistic variation, change, and distribution Highlights the role of language in defining ethnicity and in intergroup conflict
Coverage is national and international, prehistorical and historical, theoretical and applied, and methodological and substantive
Review Quotes: "This jumbo volume is a handbook, a reference book, and an introductory text that details various intersections of demographics and sociolinguistics, discussing concepts and terms, analytical methods, and available data sources. ... Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above; professionals." (L. Lindstrom, Choice, Vol. 55 (11), July, 2018)
"This wide-ranging and important volume illuminates how the epidemic corpse--that is, a human cadaver resulting from or capable of transmitting epidemic disease ... it is suitable for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students. ... Histories of Post-Mortem Contagion will be a valuable volume for any medical historian's library." (Rachel Podd, H-Sci-Med-Tech, H-Net Reviews, April, 2018)