William labov, professor of linguistics, director of the linguistics laboratory, university of pennsylvania. This section is concerned with the findings of social or urban dialectology on linguistic variation. This classic volume, by a wellknown linguist, constitutes a systematic introduction to sociolinguistics, unmatched in the clarity and forcefulness of its approach, and to the study of language in its social setting. Sociolinguistic patterns by labov william abebooks.
The format, however, somewhat obscures demonstration of the. Sociolinguistic patterns by william labov find, read and cite. Labovs classic study, the social stratification of english in new york city 1966, paved the way for generations of researchers to examine sociolinguistic patterns in many different communities. Publication date 1973 topics sociolinguistics publisher philadelphia, university of pennsylvania press. In our work in urban areas, we have often encountered such behavior.
Sociolinguistic patterns william labov university of pennsylvania. Labov s classic study, the social stratification of english in new york city 1966, paved the way for generations of researchers to examine sociolinguistic patterns in many different communities. Author labov, william field methods of the project on. Children begin their language development with the pattern transmitted to them by their female caretakers, and any further changes are built on or added to. Sociolinguistic patterns by william labov find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Labov s difference hypothesis aimed at the explanation of all linguistic variations caused by the involvement of social factors. Sociolinguistic patterns by william labov, 1973, university of pennsylvania press edition, in english. Sociolinguistic patterns by william labov and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. William labov, an american linguist, is widely known as the founder of quantitative sociolinguistics. Classic studies within this area focus on variation in cities such as new york, chicago and detroit in the usa and norwich in england. We could, for example, take a group of lawyers, a group of file clerks, and a group of. He introduced the quantitative study of language variation and change. Sociolinguistic patterns by william labov, 9780812210521, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Urban dialectology studies language variation in urban regions. William labov is the author of sociolinguistic patterns 4. Sociolinguistic patterns in 1972 and of african american english. Labov was that the evidence for linguistics at the. This classic volume, by a wellknown linguist, constitutes a systematic introduction to sociolinguistics, unmatched in the clarity and forcefulness of its approach.