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Atar, Cihat; Amir, Alia – Online Submission, 2018
The goal of this study is to analyze two English textbooks used in Sweden from a sociolinguistic perspective. This is a qualitative study, and the Sociolinguistic Textbook Evaluation Rubric (Atar & Erdem, 2020) consisting of six items was used to analyze the textbooks. The items of the rubric were applied to the textbooks, and the results were…
Descriptors: Sociolinguistics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Rubiales, Joy Ann Pural – Online Submission, 2020
This study aimed to find out the implications of linguistic deviations of swardspeak to the language competencies of the gay students. This research also sought to determine the linguistic deviations in swardspeak used by the gay students; investigate the implications of the use of swardspeak to the language competencies of the students; and…
Descriptors: Language Variation, LGBTQ People, Language Usage, Self Concept
Gonzales, Wilkinson Daniel Wong – Online Submission, 2016
Adopting a quantitative approach, this paper highlights findings of an exploratory study on Hokaglish, initially describing it as a trilingual code-switching phenomenon involving Hokkien, Tagalog, and English in a Filipino-Chinese enclave in Binondo, Manila, the Philippines. Departing from the (socio)linguistic landscape of the archipelagic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Morphology (Languages)
Paradowski, Michal B. – Online Submission, 2008
English today is one of the most hybrid and rapidly changing languages in the world. New users of the language are not just passively absorbing, but actively shaping it, breeding a variety of regional Englishes, as well as pidgins and English-lexified creoles. Also, as in an increasing number of countries English is becoming an element of core…
Descriptors: English, Native Speakers, English (Second Language), Language Variation
Prescott, Barbara L. – Online Submission, 1987
One concern in current sociolinguistic theories of language variation is to find dynamic models that integrate rules governing the 'lects' of a language into a unified description of that language. The dynamics of language change in the variations inherent to the Fijian dialect chain have profound implications for language literacy and educational…
Descriptors: Malayo Polynesian Languages, Models, Language Variation, Phonology
Eaton, Sarah Elaine – Online Submission, 1998
An applied research paper on how Canadian English differs from British and American English. Highlights ways for teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) to demonstrate these differences to their students. The notion of Canadian identity is also explored. A 3-item bibliography is included. (Contains 15 footnotes.)
Descriptors: North American English, Foreign Countries, Language Teachers, English (Second Language)