Sociolinguistic Patterns
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Sociolinguistic Patterns

William Labov
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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.
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