DIACHRONIC ANALYSIS OF WILLIAM LABOV’S SOCIOLINGUISTIC STUDIES
Keywords:
Method, methodology, sociolinguistics, the stratification, social status, identityAbstract
The sociolinguistic research done by William Labov in two different years (1963 and 1972) in this article. The primary idea of this paper is to analyze Labov’s scientific views, methods, and changes of approaches in language learning process, and to find out similarities and differences. The social context of the papers, the group of the respondents, linguistic factors and results are analyzed. The result of the analysis shows that Labov’s research plays an indispensable role in sociolinguistics, they focus on language variations and social factors.
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https://doi-org.library3.webster.edu/10.1080/00437956.1963.11659799
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