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Labovian

Labovian adjective: of or relating to William Labov (1927–2024), American linguist, widely regarded as the founder of variationist sociolinguistics.

Adjective

Labovian (comparative more Labovian, superlative most Labovian)

  1. Of or relating to William Labov (1927–2024), American linguist, widely regarded as the founder of variationist sociolinguistics.

Forms of Labovian

comparativemore Labovian
superlativemost Labovian

Origin of Labovian

From Labov + -ian.

Questions about Labovian

What does Labovian mean?
Labovian means of or relating to William Labov (1927–2024), American linguist, widely regarded as the founder of variationist sociolinguistics.
What part of speech is Labovian?
Labovian is an adjective.

Words near Labovian in the dictionary

  1. labourshed
  2. laboursheds
  3. laboursome
  4. laboursomely
  5. Labov
  6. Labovian
  7. Laboy
  8. Laboya
  9. Laboyan
  10. Laboys
  11. labra

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