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William Labov
AuthorBooks · Second hand1927-2024
William David Labov was an American linguist widely regarded as the founder of the discipline of variationist sociolinguistics. He has been described as "an enormously original and influential figure who has created much of the methodology" of sociolinguistics, and "one of the most influential linguists of the 20th and 21st centuries".
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About William Labov
Birth
1927
Death
2024
William David Labov was an American linguist widely regarded as the founder of the discipline of variationist sociolinguistics. He has been described as "an enormously original and influential figure who has created much of the methodology" of sociolinguistics, and "one of the most influential linguists of the 20th and 21st centuries".
William Labov is widely recognized as the founder of variationist sociolinguistics.
Born in Rutherford in 1927, he dedicated his life to the scientific study of dialects and linguistic change.
His seminal work, The Social Stratification of English in New York City, revolutionized the analysis of language.
Throughout his prolific career, he published 46 works that transformed our understanding of how we speak.
His legacy remains a cornerstone for understanding the relationship between society and language.
