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.


Sociolinguistic Patterns (ed. University of Pennsylvania Press, 1972) - ISBN: 9780812210521

William Labov Quotes

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...

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...

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...

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...