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Gillian Sankoff was born on 6 March, 1943 in United States, is an American sociolinguist. Discover Gillian Sankoff's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 81 years old?

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Occupation Linguist
Age 81 years old
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Born 6 March 1943
Birthday 6 March
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Nationality United States

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Who Is Gillian Sankoff's Husband?

Her husband is David Sankoff Erving Goffman (m. 1981-1982) William Labov (m. 1993)

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Husband David Sankoff Erving Goffman (m. 1981-1982) William Labov (m. 1993)
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Children Alice Goffman

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1943

Gillian Elizabeth Sankoff (born March 6, 1943) (pronounced ) is a Canadian-American sociolinguist, and professor emerita of linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania.

Sankoff's notable former students include Miriam Meyerhoff.

1968

She earned her PhD in 1968 from McGill University, with a dissertation entitled, "Social aspects of multilingualism in New Guinea."

She is known for her work on Montréal French, on pidgin and creole languages (in particular, Tok Pisin), and on how speakers' use of language changes over the course of their lifespans.

1981

She was married to Canadian mathematician David Sankoff, then to Canadian-American sociologist Erving Goffman from 1981 to his death in 1982, and subsequently married American sociolinguist William Labov in 1993.

She is the mother of sociologist Alice Goffman.

1986

In 1986 she received a Guggenheim fellowship.

2008

A Festschrift in her honor, Social Lives in Language, appeared in 2008.

2012

A special panel in her honor was organized as part of the NWAV 41 (2012) conference held at Indiana University.

2015

Her contributions to the development of the variationist approach to sociolinguistics are documented in interviews featured in Tagliamonte's (2015) history of the field.

2018

She was named a fellow of the Linguistic Society of America (LSA) in 2018.