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William Labov

American linguist (1927–2024)

  • Fame52.2
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia3.8K
Lived 1927–2024, aged 97United States
United StatesUnited StatesWritersWriter / Author
  • Wikipedia
    32 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1927–2024
    Aged 97
  • Awards
    10
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-06-20

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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