The Social Stratification of English in New York City
- ISBN-10
- 0521821223
- ISBN-13
- 9780521821223
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 485
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-11-09
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- William Labov
Description
Second edition of William Labov's groundbreaking study, in which he looks back on forty years of achievements in sociolinguistics.
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