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William Labov
American linguist (1927–2024)
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Lived 1927–2024, aged 97United States
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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".
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- Лабов, УильямLow confidencewikipedia · ru.wikipedia.org
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