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The Social Motivation of a Sound Change

19632,036 citationsJournal Article

Authors

William Labov · Columbia University

Topics & Keywords

Social and Educational Sciences

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: WORD

Volume 19, Issue 3, pp. 273-309

DOI: 10.1080/00437956.1963.11659799

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 4.37

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