William Labov

American linguist (1927–2024).

Born December 4th, 1927 in Rutherford.

Died December 17th, 2024 at 97 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]

Occupations
dialectologist, linguist, sociolinguist, sociologist, university teacher
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)