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Direct linkMendoza, Anna – Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2018
The author examines discourses of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) and World Englishes (WEs) in the commercials for 2 standardized English tests: the International English Language Testing System for study abroad in English-dominant countries and the Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program for Canadian permanent residency and…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning
Download full textAhmed, Zainab Thamer; Abdullah, Ain Nadzimah; Heng, Chan Swee – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
Previous language attitude studies indicated that in many countries all over the world, English language learners perceived native accents, either American or British, more positively than the non-native accents such as the Japanese, Korean, and Austrian accents. However, in Malaysia it is still unclear which accent Malaysian learners of English…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, English (Second Language), Speech Communication
Peer reviewedCorder, S. P. – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1971
Descriptors: Diagrams, Dialect Studies, Dialects, Error Patterns
Peer reviewedKam Tak Him – Anthropological Linguistics, 1975
This article discusses the fact the extralinguistic factors can cause interference in second language learning and usage as well as linguistic ones. Specific reference is made to the Hakka villagers in the New Territories of Hong Kong. (CLK)
Descriptors: Cantonese, Chinese, Descriptive Linguistics, Dialect Studies
Littlewood, William T. – Audio-Visual Language Journal, 1976
"Gastarbeiterdeutsch" includes varieties of German spoken by the many foreign workers employed in low-paid, less desirable jobs in Germany. It is characterized by reduction and simplification of syntactic and semantic forms. Study of this dialect reveals patterns of natural language acquisition necessary for communication, useful in classroom…
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, German, Language Instruction, Language Styles
Ross, John – Francais dans le Monde, 1976
Discusses the dilemma that language variation studies have caused concerning the choice of language variety to be used in language instruction, and outlines a taxinomic model for looking at language variation (Text is in French.) (CLK)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Dialect Studies, French, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedLowenberg, Peter H. – World Englishes, 1986
Presents a historical summary of the sociolinguistic context of Malaysian English and analyzes data demonstrating that transfer from Malay to standard Malaysian English does not result from interference leading to fossilization, but rather as English is acculturated in a sociolinguistic context unique to Malaysia. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Diachronic Linguistics, Dialect Studies, English (Second Language)
Griffin, Dorothy M. – Engl J, 1970
Explains the need for a well structured unit on dialectology in high school English classes; a paper presented at annual convention of National Council of Teachers on English (59th, Washington, D.C., November 28, 1969). (SW)
Descriptors: Democracy, Dialect Studies, English Instruction, Language Instruction
Troike, Rudolph C. – TESOL Quarterly, 1968
Discussed briefly by the author are some of the "most immediately relevant" implications for TESOL which arise from research studies in dialectology. One phenomenon, which until recently has received little attention, is that of "receptive bi-dialectalism" or "bilingualism." One of the earliest observations of this…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Dialect Studies, English (Second Language)
Shuy, Roger W., Ed.; Fasold, Ralph W., Ed. – 1973
Subjective reactions to language (language attitudes, beliefs, values, etc.) are the focus of this monograph. Chapters include: (1) "Sociolinguistic Correlates of Speech Style in Quebec" by Alison d'Anglejan and G. Richard Tucker; (2) "Some 'Unexpected' Reactions to Various American-English Dialects" by Bruce Fraser; (3) "Attitudes and Learning a…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Bilingualism, Black Dialects, Cultural Influences
Peer reviewedLipski, John M. – Hispania, 1998
Examines the field of Spanish linguistics over 100 years, subdividing Spanish linguistics into several subdisciplines: historical grammar, descriptive phonetics, Spanish phonology, contrastive structures, descriptive grammar, Spanish syntax, specific Spanish dialectology, Spanish in Africa and Asia, sociolinguistics of Spanish-speaking societies,…
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Dialect Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Twaddell, Freeman – 1970
A brief analysis and definition of general linguistics focuses on distinct areas of study within the science, including descriptive, historical, comparative, and computational linguistics. Other branches of the science discussed are psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, and dialectology. Technical concepts encountered in the literature are also…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics, Dialect Studies, Instructional Program Divisions
Zuck, Louis V.; Goodman, Yetta M. – 1971
Designed for teachers, curriculum planners, and educational researchers, this annotated bibliography includes 63 entries which deal with issues surrounding social and regional dialects and reading. The titles include journal articles and books which have been published from 1963 to 1971. It is divided into four sections: (1) "Linguistic Concepts…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Dialect Studies, Disadvantaged Youth, Language Instruction
TRANEL, 1982
This issue contains proceedings of a colloquium on linguistics at the University of Neuchatel: (1) "Propositions epistemologiques pour une etude du bilinguisme (Epistemological Propositions for a Study of Bilingualism)," by B. Py; (2) "Comment on di ca? Prolegomenes a une etude de la composante semantique du langage des migrants (How Do You Say…
Descriptors: Adults, Bilingualism, Children, Dialect Studies
Stankiewicz, Edward; And Others – 1968
Volume 3 of the Russian Dialect Studies is a bibliography listing Russian dialect studies published in the 19th and 20th centuries in Russia and abroad. The selection has been oriented primarily toward phonological and morphological studies of the dialects, and secondarily toward lexical, syntactic, and other studies. The bibliography is also…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Diachronic Linguistics, Dialect Studies, Instructional Materials
