Language in the Inner City

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Language in the Inner City is a seminal sociolinguistic study by William Labov that analyzes the structure and social significance of African American Vernacular English in urban communities.

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instanceOf book
sociolinguistic study
about inner-city African American communities in the United States
linguistic variation and change
relationship between language and social structure
stigma associated with nonstandard dialects
author William Labov NERFINISHED
contribution demonstrated systematic grammatical structure in African American Vernacular English
established African American Vernacular English as a legitimate subject of linguistic study
influenced later research on language and ethnicity
influenced later research on language and social class
describedBySource seminal sociolinguistic study of African American Vernacular English in urban communities
fieldOfWork linguistics
sociolinguistics
variationist linguistics
focusesOn social significance of African American Vernacular English
speech in inner-city communities
structure of African American Vernacular English
genre academic monograph
hasAuthor William Labov NERFINISHED
hasPart analyses of grammatical variation
analyses of narrative structure
case studies of inner-city speech communities
discussion of educational implications
influenced educational policy debates about nonstandard dialects
public perception of African American Vernacular English
research on African American English
languageOfWorkOrName English
mainSubject African American Vernacular English NERFINISHED
sociolinguistics
urban language
vernacular dialects
notableWorkOf William Labov NERFINISHED

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