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Labov

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La·bov  (l-bv), William Born 1927.
American linguist who greatly advanced the study of sociolinguistics with his text The Social Stratification of English in New York City (1966).


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This reality is set up in opposition to the established norms of the ruling society (Halliday: 576), and the counter-reality that the minority group produces also creates variants in the language, or, as Labov suggests, creates "alternative ways of saying the same thing.
Matt Labov, a spokesman for Rock, confirmed the hiring of Pellicano, but said the entertainer had no idea Pellicano was doing anything illegal.
Jacobs J and Labov 1, Gender differentials in intermarriage among sixteen race and ethnic groups, Sociological Forum, 2002, 17(4):621-646.
 
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