William Labov
William Labov · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Founder of variationist sociolinguistics, studying language change in social context.
1927, Passaic, New Jersey, USA — 2024, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
United States
William Labov is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Founder of variationist sociolinguistics, studying language change in social context.
Labov was the founder of variationist sociolinguistics; his studies of Martha's Vineyard, New York City department stores and the Philadelphia dialect showed language change to be a socially structured, quantifiable process. His Jewish background is indexed by Jinfo's list of Jewish linguists, though mainstream biographies do not emphasize it.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Linguistics
Founder of variationist sociolinguistics, studying language change in social context.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Linguistics
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