Sociolinguistic Patterns
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Sociolinguistic Patterns is a foundational book in sociolinguistics that systematically analyzes how social factors influence language variation and change in everyday speech.
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| Sociolinguistic Patterns canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sociolinguistic Patterns Context triple: [William Labov, notableWork, Sociolinguistic Patterns]
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A.
Foundations in Sociolinguistics: An Ethnographic Approach
Foundations in Sociolinguistics: An Ethnographic Approach is a seminal work that established the ethnography of communication as a central method for studying language use in its social and cultural contexts.
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B.
Language in Culture and Society
Language in Culture and Society is a foundational anthology in linguistic anthropology that explores how language functions within social and cultural contexts.
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C.
Social Varieties of American English
Social Varieties of American English is a sociolinguistic work that examines how factors like region, class, ethnicity, and gender shape the diverse forms of English spoken in the United States.
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D.
Language and the Analysis of Social Laws
"Language and the Analysis of Social Laws" is an essay by Claude Lévi-Strauss that explores how linguistic structures can illuminate the underlying rules and patterns governing social life.
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E.
Anthropological Linguistics
Anthropological Linguistics is an academic journal focusing on the study of language in its cultural and social contexts, particularly from an anthropological perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sociolinguistic Patterns Target entity description: Sociolinguistic Patterns is a foundational book in sociolinguistics that systematically analyzes how social factors influence language variation and change in everyday speech.
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A.
Foundations in Sociolinguistics: An Ethnographic Approach
Foundations in Sociolinguistics: An Ethnographic Approach is a seminal work that established the ethnography of communication as a central method for studying language use in its social and cultural contexts.
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B.
Language in Culture and Society
Language in Culture and Society is a foundational anthology in linguistic anthropology that explores how language functions within social and cultural contexts.
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C.
Social Varieties of American English
Social Varieties of American English is a sociolinguistic work that examines how factors like region, class, ethnicity, and gender shape the diverse forms of English spoken in the United States.
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D.
Language and the Analysis of Social Laws
"Language and the Analysis of Social Laws" is an essay by Claude Lévi-Strauss that explores how linguistic structures can illuminate the underlying rules and patterns governing social life.
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E.
Anthropological Linguistics
Anthropological Linguistics is an academic journal focusing on the study of language in its cultural and social contexts, particularly from an anthropological perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
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| instanceOf |
academic monograph
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book ⓘ work of sociolinguistics ⓘ |
| author | William Labov ⓘ |
| contribution |
demonstrated social stratification of phonological variables in New York City
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established methods for quantitative study of language variation ⓘ helped define core concepts of sociolinguistic theory ⓘ provided model for sociolinguistic interview ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describes | systematic correlation between social factors and linguistic variables ⓘ |
| emphasizes | statistical analysis of linguistic data ⓘ |
| field |
linguistics
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sociolinguistics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
empirical fieldwork
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everyday spoken language ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
African American English
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linked to:
African American Vernacular English
New York City English ⓘ
linked to:
New York City accent
age and language variation ⓘ apparent-time analysis ⓘ ethnicity and language ⓘ gender and language variation ⓘ interview techniques in sociolinguistics ⓘ language change ⓘ language variation ⓘ linguistic variable ⓘ observer’s paradox ⓘ orderly heterogeneity ⓘ quantitative analysis of language ⓘ quantitative sociolinguistic paradigm ⓘ real-time studies of change ⓘ social class and language ⓘ social stratification of language ⓘ sociolinguistic methodology ⓘ speech community ⓘ style shifting ⓘ urban dialectology ⓘ vernacular speech ⓘ |
| influenced |
language variation research worldwide
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urban dialect studies ⓘ variationist sociolinguistics ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
classic in language variation studies
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foundational work in sociolinguistics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press ⓘ |
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