LING 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: William Labov, Sociolinguistics, Psycholinguistics
19 Apr 2017
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William labov - nyc department store study. V pronouns - use when you"re talking to someone of higher status (more prestigious) Closer - use t, someone you don"t know - v. In some languages, you have to replace certain morphemes when talking to certain people (in-laws, usually) If someone dies, their name and words associated with them can"t be used. /r/-dropping used to be the norm all down the east coast. 18th-ish century from england went to coastal colonies. Observer"s paradox - if you talk to people, the context changes. Labov went to 3 department stores in nyc - with different levels of prestige. Asked the question twice, pretending not to understand the first time. First time: may not be careful about how they speak. Second time: more thought -- careful/emphatic speech. Women tend to conform more to prestige norms. Also tend to lead changes from below . Ann ian lunch launch talk tuck.
