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Hymes mentions "Validity" as the other key to Labov's work.

By attempting to gather more random samples than previous

dialectologists, Labov revolutionized that field. He has been

subsequently criticized for not following through with

statistical tests of the reliability of his sample, data and

conclusions (although such tests do not radically temper or even

alter Labov's findings). While important in their own right,

Labov's contributions in this regard are tangential to the

subject.

Lawrence M. Davis, _English Dialectology: An Introduction_,

University: University of Alabamna Press, 1983, 94-101.