Combining research in sociolinguistics, phonetics, speech sciences and psycholinguistics, this introduction to sociophonetics explores long-standing questions about the nature of sound change in human language. Written in an engaging style, and including an accompanying website, it will be welcomed by researchers, students and teachers alike.

A concise introduction to sociophonetics, this book links research in sociolinguistics, phonetics, speech sciences, and psycholinguistics.