Quote by: William Labov

However, research in the years that followed found that in many of its important features, African American Vernacular English was becoming not less, but more different from other dialects.


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  • NameWilliam Labov
  • DescriptionAmerican linguist
  • BornDecember 4, 1927
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionLinguist; Sociolinguist; Dialectologist
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship