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> [An important aspect of the current situation is the strong social reaction against suggestions that the home language of African American children be used in the first steps of learning to read and write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-labov/an-important-aspect-of-the-current-situation-is-the-strong-social/)

[William Labov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-labov/)

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## More by William Labov

> [And instead of getting a pepper-and-salt effect, we find very clear and sharp divisions between the dialects of the United States, which are getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-labov/and-instead-of-getting-a-pepper-and-salt-effect-we-find-very-clear/)

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> [“possible topics around which the currents of speech may flow: Death and the danger of death: violence, fighting, sickness, fear, dreams, premonitions and communication…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-labov/possible-topics-around-which-the-currents-of-speech-may-flow-death/)

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> [I have resisted the term sociolinguistics for many years, since it implies that there can be a successful linguistic theory or practice which is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-labov/i-have-resisted-the-term-sociolinguistics-for-many-years-since-it/)

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> [Well, American dialects have been studied for a hundred years or so.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-labov/well-american-dialects-have-been-studied-for-a-hundred-years-or-so/)

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> [It appears that the present-day form of African American English is not the inheritance of the period of slavery, but the creation of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-labov/it-appears-that-the-present-day-form-of-african-american-english-is/)

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> [However, research in the years that followed found that in many of its important features, African American Vernacular English was becoming not less, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-labov/however-research-in-the-years-that-followed-found-that-in-many-of-its/)

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> [I am now completing research supported by NSF and NEH that is mapping changes in the English language through all of North America, for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-labov/i-am-now-completing-research-supported-by-nsf-and-neh-that-is-mapping/)

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> [We focus upon pairs of words very often which are the same in some areas and different in other areas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-labov/we-focus-upon-pairs-of-words-very-often-which-are-the-same-in-some/)

[William Labov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-labov/)

> [An important aspect of the current situation is the strong social reaction against suggestions that the home language of African American children be used…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-labov/an-important-aspect-of-the-current-situation-is-the-strong-social/)

[William Labov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-labov/)

> [But unlike European countries, America has never finished a map of the United States, only the eastern United States is covered and a few…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-labov/but-unlike-european-countries-america-has-never-finished-a-map-of-the/)

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> [This African American Vernacular English shares most of its grammar and vocabulary with other dialects of English. But it is distinct in many ways,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-labov/this-african-american-vernacular-english-shares-most-of-its-grammar/)

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