Labov
Americannoun
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Labov pointed out in an email Bostic’s ability to convey “a maximum of information in a minimum of time.”
From Washington Post • Sep. 19, 2019
William Labov, a legendary linguist, noticed what could be carry-over to his off-the-field voice.
From Washington Post • Sep. 19, 2019
"In Austin, the audience is predisposed to laughing," said Matt Labov, a publicist whose clients include Apatow, Seth Rogen and Sacha Baron Cohen.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2015
MIKE: Given what Labov observed, you might guess that there would be more prestige-borrowing taking place on those upper floors.
From Slate • Jan. 31, 2013
MIKE: So about a decade later, in the early 1960s, a linguist named William Labov wondered whether this prestige-borrowing extended to language, to the way we talk.
From Slate • Jan. 31, 2013
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