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I have resisted the term sociolinguistics for many years, since it implies that there can be a successful linguistic theory or practice which is not social.

William Labov

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William Labov

William Labov

Born: December 4, 1927
Died: December 17, 2024 (aged 97)
Bio: William "Bill" Labov was an American linguist, widely regarded as the founder of the discipline of variationist sociolinguistics. He was described as "an enormously original and influential figure who has created much of the methodology" of sociolinguistics.
Known for:
  1. Sociolinguistic Patterns (1972)
  2. Principles of Linguistic Change (1994)
  3. Language in the inner city (1972)
  4. Atlas of North American English (2005)

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