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William Labov

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Publications

64

Citations

24.6K

H-Index

43

Active since

1963

Affiliations

California University of Pennsylvania(Current)

University of Pennsylvania

Columbia University

William Labov is an author at California University of Pennsylvania specializing in linguistics, language studies, and sociolinguistics.

Publications per year

1963–2020

64

Publications

64

The Social Stratification of English in New York City.

Harry J. Crockett, William Labov · American Sociological Review · 1968 · 3.1K citations

Language Studies, Linguistics, Urban Studies +17

Narrative Analysis: Oral Versions of Personal Experience1

William Labov, Joshua Waletzky · Journal of Narrative and Life History · 1997 · 2.9K citations

Humanities, Creative Writing, Narrative Studies +14

The Social Motivation of a Sound Change

William Labov · WORD · 1963 · 2.1K citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +10

Contraction, Deletion, and Inherent Variability of the English Copula

William Labov · Language · 1969 · 1.6K citations

Language Studies, Linguistics, Historical Linguistics +6

The intersection of sex and social class in the course of linguistic change

William Labov · Language Variation and Change · 1990 · 1.4K citations · Full text

Language Studies, Linguistics, Sociology +16

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