Biography

American linguist widely regarded as the founder of the discipline of variationist sociolinguistics.

Books by William Labov

Conversations with Strangers
Conversations with Strangers
2023
What Is Linguistic Fact?
What Is Linguistic Fact?
2019
Principles of Linguistic Chang
Principles of Linguistic Change, Volume 2
2016
Dialect Diversity in America
Dialect Diversity in America
2014
The Language of Life and Death
The Language of Life and Death
2013
Dialect divergence in America
Dialect divergence in America
2012
Principles of Linguistic Chang
Principles of Linguistic Change, Volume 3 Vol. III
2011
Principles of Linguistic Change
Principles of Linguistic Change
2009
Atlas of North American Englis
Atlas of North American English : Phonetics, Phonology, and Sound Change
2008
Principios Del Cambio Linguistico/ Principles of Linguistic Change
Principios Del Cambio Linguistico/ Principles of Linguistic Change
2006
Social Stratification of English in New York City
Social Stratification of English in New York City
2006
The atlas of North American English
The atlas of North American English
2005
Principles of Linguistic Change, Vol. 2
Principles of Linguistic Change, Vol. 2
2001
Social Factors (Language in Society)
Social Factors (Language in Society)
2001
Principios del cambio lingüíst
Principios del cambio lingüístico
1996
Principios Del Cambio Linguistico I
Principios Del Cambio Linguistico I
1996
Invitation to Cognitive Science Vol. 1
Invitation to Cognitive Science Vol. 1
1995
Internal Factors (Language in Society)
Internal Factors (Language in Society)
1994
Le parler ordinaire
Le parler ordinaire
1993
Social Stratification England
Social Stratification England New York City 66 Bb 40
1982
The Social Stratification of English in New York City
The Social Stratification of English in New York City
1982
Language in the Inner City. St
Language in the Inner City. St. Ed
1981
Locating language in time and space
Locating language in time and space
1981
Il continuo e il discreto nel
Il continuo e il discreto nel linguaggio
1977
Sprache im sozialen Kontext
Sprache im sozialen Kontext
1976
What Is a Linguistic Fact?
What Is a Linguistic Fact?
1975
Language in the Inner City
Language in the Inner City
1973
Sociolinguistic Patterns
Sociolinguistic Patterns
1973
A quantitative study of sound
A quantitative study of sound change in progress
1972
The study of language in its s
The study of language in its social context
1970
The study of nonstandard English
The study of nonstandard English
1970
A study of the non-standard En
A study of the non-standard English of Negro and Puerto Rican speakers in New York City
1968
The linguistic variable as a s
The linguistic variable as a structural unit
1967
A preliminary study of the str
A preliminary study of the structure of English used by Negro and Puerto Rican speakers in New York City
1965