Walt Wolfram
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Walt Wolfram is an American sociolinguist renowned for his pioneering research on American English dialects and language variation, including minority and regional varieties.
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academic
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author → linguist → person → sociolinguist → |
| almaMater |
Michigan State University
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| citizenship |
United States
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| educatedIn |
linguistics
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| employer |
North Carolina State University
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| fieldOfWork |
American English
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dialectology → language variation → sociolinguistics → |
| focusesOn |
minority language varieties in the United States
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regional language varieties in the United States → |
| givenName |
Walt
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American English dialects
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language and ethnicity → language and social class → language in education → sociolinguistic methodology → |
| hasRole |
documentarian of dialects
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public educator on language diversity → university professor → |
| knownFor |
research on American English dialects
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research on language variation → research on minority English varieties → research on regional English varieties → |
| language |
English
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| name |
Walt Wolfram
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| nationality |
American
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| notableWork |
American English: Dialects and Variation
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Social Varieties of American English → The Development of African American English → |
| positionHeld |
Professor of English
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Professor of Linguistics → William C. Friday Distinguished University Professor → |
| researchInterest |
African American English
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Appalachian English → Outer Banks English → ethnic dialects → language attitudes → linguistic discrimination → regional dialects of English → social stratification of language → |
| workLocation |
North Carolina
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United States → |
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Chicano English
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Walt Wolfram
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