The History of English: An Introduction 2nd Edition by Stephan Gramley

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Labov hypothesizes that gender, more than social class, explains the transmission of incremental change in language. This is known as the Eckert progression and is illustrated and explained in Labov'sPrinciples­
of Linguistic Change. Cognitive and Cultural Factors (2010: §§9.7 and 12.3 and the sources quoted there). Find out more about the empirical basis for proposition and describe the relationship between class and gender as understood there.