William Labov

39.2k total citations · 15 hit papers
119 papers, 16.2k citations indexed

About

William Labov is a scholar working on Linguistics and Language, Language and Linguistics and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, William Labov has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 16.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Linguistics and Language, 46 papers in Language and Linguistics and 32 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in William Labov's work include Linguistic Variation and Morphology (56 papers), Multilingual Education and Policy (30 papers) and Phonetics and Phonology Research (29 papers). William Labov is often cited by papers focused on Linguistic Variation and Morphology (56 papers), Multilingual Education and Policy (30 papers) and Phonetics and Phonology Research (29 papers). William Labov collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. William Labov's co-authors include Harry J. Crockett, Sharon Ash, Charles Boberg, Doris R. Entwisle, E. Judith Weiner, Glenn G. Gilbèrt, Charlotte Linde, Penelope Eckert, John R. Rickford and David Sankoff and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and American Sociological Review.

In The Last Decade

William Labov

114 papers receiving 12.9k citations

Hit Papers

The Social Stratification of English in New York City. 1963 2026 1984 2005 1968 1997 2010 1963 2002 500 1000 1.5k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William Labov United States 45 10.1k 8.2k 5.9k 2.1k 1.7k 119 16.2k
John J. Gumperz United States 26 4.0k 0.4× 7.6k 0.9× 2.4k 0.4× 3.9k 1.9× 754 0.5× 71 12.7k
Howard Giles United States 62 5.4k 0.5× 6.3k 0.8× 2.3k 0.4× 2.5k 1.2× 883 0.5× 335 16.1k
Penelope Brown Netherlands 25 2.5k 0.2× 10.6k 1.3× 4.7k 0.8× 5.0k 2.4× 1.5k 0.9× 70 16.6k
Harvey Sacks United States 15 2.6k 0.3× 15.5k 1.9× 7.0k 1.2× 6.4k 3.1× 2.7k 1.6× 20 22.1k
Μ. Α. Κ. Halliday Australia 34 2.6k 0.3× 8.4k 1.0× 4.0k 0.7× 7.4k 3.5× 2.2k 1.3× 90 17.0k
Emanuel A. Schegloff United States 46 3.6k 0.4× 22.8k 2.8× 10.6k 1.8× 9.7k 4.6× 3.6k 2.1× 70 30.3k
David Crystal United Kingdom 41 2.2k 0.2× 4.5k 0.5× 1.5k 0.2× 2.3k 1.1× 997 0.6× 262 9.8k
Wallace E. Lambert Canada 44 4.2k 0.4× 5.6k 0.7× 1.3k 0.2× 3.0k 1.4× 369 0.2× 156 10.1k
Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen Hong Kong 27 1.5k 0.2× 6.3k 0.8× 2.8k 0.5× 6.6k 3.2× 1.7k 1.0× 100 12.9k
Dell Hymes United States 33 2.9k 0.3× 4.2k 0.5× 1.2k 0.2× 2.4k 1.2× 345 0.2× 156 9.5k

Countries citing papers authored by William Labov

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Fields of papers citing papers by William Labov

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Labov

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All Works

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Labov, William. (2024). Finding out about children’s language. Language Variation and Change. 36(3). 243–258. 1 indexed citations
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Labov, William, et al.. (2013). One Hundred Years of Sound Change in Philadelphia: Linear Incrementation, Reversal, and Reanalysis. Language. 89(1). 30–65. 153 indexed citations
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Labov, William. (2010). Cognitive and cultural factors. Wiley-Blackwell eBooks. 8 indexed citations
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Labov, William. (2008). Quantitative Reasoning in Linguistics. 11 indexed citations
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Labov, William. (2003). When Ordinary Children Fail To Read.. Reading Research Quarterly. 38(1). 16 indexed citations
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Labov, William. (2003). Driving Forces in Linguistic Change. 18. 149–189. 16 indexed citations
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Eckert, Penelope, John R. Rickford, Judith T. Irvine, et al.. (2002). Style and Sociolinguistic Variation. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 671 indexed citations breakdown →
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Guy, Gregory R. & William Labov. (1997). Social interaction and discourse structures. 3 indexed citations
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Guy, Gregory R. & William Labov. (1996). Variation and change in language and society. 4 indexed citations
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Labov, William, et al.. (1981). El estudio del lenguaje en su contexto social. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 55–64. 4 indexed citations
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Labov, William. (1981). Resolving the Neogrammarian Controversy. Language. 57(2). 267–308. 183 indexed citations
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Labov, William & Teresa Labov. (1978). The Phonetics of Cat and Mama. Language. 54(4). 816–852. 22 indexed citations
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Labov, William & Alain Kihm. (1978). Le Parler ordinaire : la langue dans les ghettos noirs des Etats-Unis. 23 indexed citations
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Labov, William, et al.. (1976). Sprache im sozialen Kontext : Beschreibung und Erklärung struktureller und sozialer Bedeutung von Sprachvariation.
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Linde, Charlotte & William Labov. (1975). Spatial networks as a site for the study of Language and Thought. Language. 51(4). 924–939. 209 indexed citations
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Labov, William. (1975). What is a linguistic fact?. Americanae (AECID Library). 39 indexed citations
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Labov, William. (1972). Negative Attraction and Negative Concord in English Grammar. Language. 48(4). 773–773. 107 indexed citations
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Labov, William. (1969). Contraction, Deletion, and Inherent Variability of the English Copula. Language. 45(4). 715–715. 605 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gilbèrt, Glenn G. & William Labov. (1969). The Social Stratification of English in New York City. Language. 45(2). 469–469. 249 indexed citations
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Labov, William, et al.. (1967). A NOTE ON THE RELATION OF READING FAILURE TO PEER-GROUP STATUS IN URBAN GHETTOS.. Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education. 18 indexed citations

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