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Sociolinguistic Patterns (1972)
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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.
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You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.
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William Labov
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December 4, 1927
Died:
December 17, 2024
(aged 97)
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