Conversations with strangers / William Labov, University of Pennsylvania, with Gillian Sankoff, University of Pennsylvania.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Labov, William, author.

Sankoff, Gillian, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in sociolinguistics, 2754-5520

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Variation--United States.

English language.

English language--Social aspects--United States.

Americans--Interviews.

Americans.

English language--Social aspects.

English language--Variation.

United States.

Genre:

Interviews.

Physical Description:

69 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

"This Element documents the evolution of a research program that began in the early 1960s with the author's first investigation of language change on Martha's Vineyard. It traces the development of what has become the basic framework for studying language variation and change"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Prologue: What this element is about

Growing up in New Jersey

Martha's Vineyard: Donald Poole, fisherman

New York City: Rose Barisse, garment worker

New York City: Michael Duffy, fireman

Rural Pennsylvania: Bill Peters, farmer

Rural Utah: Brad Anders, dairy farmer

Hillsborough, North Carolina: Adolphus Hester, farmer

Knoxville, Tennessee: Louise Atkins, domestic worker

East Atlanta: Henry Guyton, railway foreman

Philadelphia Pennsylvania: Celeste Sweeney, saleswoman

Philadelphia Pennsylvania: Gloria Stein, postal clerk

Final words.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781009340939

100934093X

OCLC:

1379243334

Publisher Number:

90101417811