Language in the Inner City
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Language in the Inner City is a seminal sociolinguistic study by William Labov that analyzes the structure and social significance of African American Vernacular English in urban communities.
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| Language in the Inner City canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12962583 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Language in the Inner City Context triple: [William Labov, notableWork, Language in the Inner City]
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A.
Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English
Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English is a book that explores the history, structure, and cultural significance of African American Vernacular English and argues for its legitimacy as a rich and expressive language variety.
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B.
The Development of African American English
"The Development of African American English" is a scholarly work that examines the historical origins, structural features, and sociolinguistic evolution of African American English.
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C.
The Way to Language
"The Way to Language" is a philosophical essay by Martin Heidegger that explores the nature of language as the medium through which being and thought are disclosed.
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D.
The Two Faces of the Ghetto
The Two Faces of the Ghetto is a sociological work by Loïc Wacquant that analyzes the dual role of the urban ghetto as both a site of confinement and a source of community and identity.
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E.
Race, Language and Culture
Race, Language and Culture is a seminal 1940 collection of essays by anthropologist Franz Boas that challenges biological notions of race and emphasizes the cultural and linguistic foundations of human diversity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Language in the Inner City Target entity description: Language in the Inner City is a seminal sociolinguistic study by William Labov that analyzes the structure and social significance of African American Vernacular English in urban communities.
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A.
Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English
Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English is a book that explores the history, structure, and cultural significance of African American Vernacular English and argues for its legitimacy as a rich and expressive language variety.
-
B.
The Development of African American English
"The Development of African American English" is a scholarly work that examines the historical origins, structural features, and sociolinguistic evolution of African American English.
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C.
The Way to Language
"The Way to Language" is a philosophical essay by Martin Heidegger that explores the nature of language as the medium through which being and thought are disclosed.
-
D.
The Two Faces of the Ghetto
The Two Faces of the Ghetto is a sociological work by Loïc Wacquant that analyzes the dual role of the urban ghetto as both a site of confinement and a source of community and identity.
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E.
Race, Language and Culture
Race, Language and Culture is a seminal 1940 collection of essays by anthropologist Franz Boas that challenges biological notions of race and emphasizes the cultural and linguistic foundations of human diversity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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sociolinguistic study ⓘ |
| about |
inner-city African American communities in the United States
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linguistic variation and change ⓘ relationship between language and social structure ⓘ stigma associated with nonstandard dialects ⓘ |
| author | William Labov ⓘ |
| contribution |
demonstrated systematic grammatical structure in African American Vernacular English
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established African American Vernacular English as a legitimate subject of linguistic study ⓘ influenced later research on language and ethnicity ⓘ influenced later research on language and social class ⓘ |
| describedBySource | seminal sociolinguistic study of African American Vernacular English in urban communities ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
linguistics
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sociolinguistics ⓘ variationist linguistics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
social significance of African American Vernacular English
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speech in inner-city communities ⓘ structure of African American Vernacular English ⓘ |
| genre | academic monograph ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | William Labov ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analyses of grammatical variation
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analyses of narrative structure ⓘ case studies of inner-city speech communities ⓘ discussion of educational implications ⓘ |
| influenced |
educational policy debates about nonstandard dialects
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public perception of African American Vernacular English ⓘ research on African American English ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African American Vernacular English
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sociolinguistics ⓘ urban language ⓘ vernacular dialects ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | William Labov ⓘ |
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