“I am now completing research supported by NSF and NEH that is mapping changes in the English language through all of North America, for both mainstream and minority communities.Quote by William LabovTopics: Quotes about William LabovShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
An important aspect of the current situation is the strong social reaction against suggestions that...#William Labov
And instead of getting a pepper-and-salt effect, we find very clear and sharp divisions between...#William Labov
However, research in the years that followed found that in many of its important features,...#William Labov
But unlike European countries, America has never finished a map of the United States, only...#William Labov
It appears that the present-day form of African American English is not the inheritance of...#William Labov
This African American Vernacular English shares most of its grammar and vocabulary with other dialects...#William Labov
