# William Labov

> 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".

*American linguist (1927–2024)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-labov

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1927-12-04
- **Died:** 2024-12-17
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [Уилям Лабов](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BC_%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%B2)
- [উইলিয়াম লাবভ](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE_%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%AD)
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- [विलियम लेबाव](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%AE_%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5)
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- [უილიამ ლაბოვი](https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A3%E1%83%98%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B_%E1%83%9A%E1%83%90%E1%83%91%E1%83%9D%E1%83%95%E1%83%98)
- [윌리엄 라보프](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9C%8C%EB%A6%AC%EC%97%84_%EB%9D%BC%EB%B3%B4%ED%94%84)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q357923)

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