Sociolinguistic Patterns

William Labov

362 pages | 6 x 9
Paper 1973 | ISBN 978-0-8122-1052-1 | $24.95s | £16.50 | Add to shopping cart
A volume in the Conduct and Communication series

This classic volume, by a well-known linguist, constitutes a systematic introduction to sociolinguistics, unmatched in the clarity and forcefulness of its approach, and to the study of language in its social setting.

"A coherent, readily accessible summary of Labov's work."—Language

William Labov is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania and author of Language in the Inner City, also published by the University of Pennsylvania Press.

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