Children, Language, and the Law

Children, Language, and the La

Labov in sociolinguistics: An introduction

This theme issue marks fifty years since the publication of William Labov's Social Stratification of English in New York City, the foundation study of variationist sociolinguistics. This Introduction offers the editors' rationale for the shape of the issue. We briefly survey the innovations and impact of the New York study, together with the subsequent development of the field by Labov and others. We then touch on several strands of Labov's contribution to sociolinguistics: language change, linguistic evaluation, methodological innovation, African American English, language and the individual, and language style. We conclude with a reflection on Labov's commitment to the study of language in society

Varieties of American English : Teacher's handbook

35 p. ; 27 cm

Varieties of American English : Teacher's handbook

35 tr. ; 27 c

Varities of American English a reader.

iv, 383 p.; 28 cm

DARE Newsletter, Vol. 4, No. 3, Summer 2001

Quarterly newsletter of the Dictionary of American Regional EnglishContents: "DARE's Role in Linguistic Profiling" by Roger W. Shuy; "Funding Update" by David Simon; "Coming in Volume IV"; "Notes and Quotes"; "Staff Member Profile: Conrad Treff"; "Another DARE Quiz"; "Voices of America