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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| Language in the Inner City canonical | 1 |
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book
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sociolinguistic study ⓘ |
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inner-city African American communities in the United States
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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
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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
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sociolinguistics ⓘ variationist linguistics ⓘ |
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social significance of African American Vernacular English
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speech in inner-city communities ⓘ structure of African American Vernacular English ⓘ |
| genre | academic monograph ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | William Labov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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analyses of grammatical variation
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analyses of narrative structure ⓘ case studies of inner-city speech communities ⓘ discussion of educational implications ⓘ |
| influenced |
educational policy debates about nonstandard dialects
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public perception of African American Vernacular English ⓘ research on African American English ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African American Vernacular English
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sociolinguistics ⓘ urban language ⓘ vernacular dialects ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | William Labov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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