William Labov (1927-2024)
Linguistics
University of Pennsylvania
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William Labov (1927-2024) Linguistics University of Pennsylvania |
| Participants: | 9 |
| Type of Study: | naturalistic |
| Location: | United States |
| Media type: | audio |
| DOI: | doi:10.21415/82Z8-V806 |
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The SLX corpus comprises 8 sociolinguistic interviews with a total of 9 speakers, conducted in the 1960s and 70s. All of the interviews are conducted by William Labov or by one of his students.
The variable survey highlights over 150 sociolinguistic variables attested in the corpus and suggests avenues for further research.
| Speaker | Age | Speech Community | Occupation | Ethnicity | Education |
| Adolphus H. | 81 | Near Hillsboro, NC | Farmer | African American | Very little |
| Bobbie A. | 22 | Ayr, Scotland | Saw Doctor | Scottish/Italian | Some technical college |
| Henry G. | 60 | E. Atlanta, GA (Dekalb Co.) | Railroad foreman | European American | High school graduate |
| Jerry T. | 19 | Near Leakey, Texas | Gas station attendant | European American | Some high school |
| Joe D. (interviewed with Eddie M.) | 21 | Liverpool, England | Docker | English | Some high school |
| Eddie M. (Interviewed with Joe D.) | 19 | Liverpool, England | Docker | English | Some high school |
| Kathy D. | 15 | Rochester, NY | Student | European American | In 11th grade |
| Louise A. | 53 | Knoxville, TN | Mother | European American | Unknown |
| Rose B. | 43 | New York, NY (Lower East Side) | Factory seamstress | Italian American | Sixth Grade |