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Labov, William
US Sociolinguist.
1927 - Born 4th of December in Rutherford, New Jersey.
1948 - Studied at Harvard.
1949-1961 - Worked as an industrial chemist before turning to linguistics.
1963 - Finished MA thesis he completed a study of change in the dialect of Martha's Vineyard.
1964 - Took up his PhD at Columbia University studying under Uriel Weinreich.
1966 - Wrote "The Social Stratification of English in New York City".
1971 - Professor of linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania.
1972 - Wrote Language in the Inner City: Studies in Black English Vernacular and Sociolinguistic Patterns.
1977 - Became Director of the university's Linguistics Laboratory.
2001 - Principles of Linguistic Change (vol.I Internal Factors, 1994; vol.II Social Factors, 2001).
2006 - Together with Sharon Ash and Charles Boberg, The Atlas of North American English.
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Principles of Linguistic Change: Social Factors, Vol. 2 (Language in Society) by William Labov (Paperback - Apr 6, 2001) This volume presents the long-anticipated results of several decades of inquiry into the social origins and social motivation of linguistic change... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Language in the Inner City: Studies in the Black English Vernacular (Conduct&Communication Ser) by William, Labov (Paperback - Sep 1, 1973) Language in the Inner Cityfirmly establishes African American Vernacular English not simply as slang but as a well-formed set of rules of pronunciation and grammar capable of conveying complex logic... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Sociolinguistic Patterns (Conduct and Communications Series) by William Labov (Paperback - Dec 19, 1973) Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Atlas of North American English: Phonetics, Phonology and Sound Change by William Labov and Sharon Ash and Charles Boberg (Hardcover - Dec 12, 2005) Recently hailed as a 2006 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title!Print Volume + CD-ROMThe Atlas of North American English provides the first overall view of the pronunciation and vowel systems of the...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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