William Labov date of birth:
December 4, 1927
How old is William Labov?
97
Where was William Labov born?
Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Is William Labov gay or straight?
Straight
What is William Labov's ethnicity?
White
What is William Labov nationality?
American
What is William Labov's occupation?
Linguist
Short Biography
William Labov (/ləˈboʊv/ lə-BOHV; born December 4, 1927) is an American linguist, widely regarded as the founder of the discipline of variationist sociolinguistics. He has been described as "an enormously original and influential figure who has created much of the methodology" of sociolinguistics. He is employed as a professor in the linguistics department of the University of Pennsylvania, and pursues research in sociolinguistics, language change, and dialectology. He semi-retired at the end of spring 2014.