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Sanchez Fajardo, Jose Antonio – International Journal of English Studies, 2016
The geographical proximity and socioeconomic dependence on the United States brought about a deep-rooted anglicization of the Cuban Spanish lexis and social strata, especially throughout the Neocolonial period (1902-1959). This study is based on the revision of a renowned newspaper of that time, "Diario de la Marina," and the…
Descriptors: Social Class, Sociolinguistics, Spanish, Language Variation
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Corbeil, Jean Claude – Langue Francaise, 1976
The language situation in Quebec is discussed from the point of view of the influence of the British conquest, the history of education in the province, the make-up of the working class, and the position of Quebec in the North American continent. (Text is in French.) (CDSH/CLK)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Dialect Studies, Educational History, French
Irvine, Judith T. – 1975
African Wolof society is divided into a number of ranked status groups or castes, the largest of which is the high-ranking noble caste. Wolof conceive of two styles of speaking, the restrained or noble-like and the elaborated or "griot"-like, and the two styles are connected by the presence or absence of "kerse," honor and self-control. The…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Diachronic Linguistics, Intonation, Language Styles