Labov's department store study

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gptkbp:instanceOf sociolinguistic study
gptkbp:aimsTo correlate social class and linguistic variation
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:William_Labov
gptkbp:conductedInYear 1966
gptkbp:focusesOn postvocalic r
r-lessness
sociolinguistic variation
gptkbp:foundIn higher use of postvocalic r in higher social classes
hypercorrection in middle class
gptkbp:heldBy gptkb:New_York_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Labov's department store study
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:variationist_sociolinguistics
gptkbp:languageStudied English
gptkbp:method rapid and anonymous survey
sociolinguistic interview
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:The_Social_Stratification_of_English_in_New_York_City
gptkbp:significance demonstrated systematic social variation in language
gptkbp:studiedIn gptkb:Macy's
gptkb:Saks_Fifth_Avenue
gptkb:S._Klein
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_Labov
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5