In his study of New York department store employees, Labov found that
A. /r/ was pronounced most frequently by workers in the upper-middle-class store (Saks).
B. /r/ was pronounced most frequently by workers in the middle-class store (Macy's).
C. /r/ was pronounced most frequently by workers in the lower-middle-class store (S. Klein's).
D. workers in all three stores pronounced /r/ with the same frequency.
E. none of the workers pronounced /r/.
A
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