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Peer reviewedIbrahim, Muhammad H. – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1977
Diglossia is characterized here as a pattern in which a culture recognizes different language varieties. This paper deals with implications of Arabic diglossia for the teaching of English to Arab students. (CHK)
Descriptors: Arabic, Arabs, Diglossia, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedCandler, W. J. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1977
Liberian English differs from standard educated English. English teachers in Liberia are attempting to teach standard spoken English rather than the Liberian dialect, using TEFL strategies. This article discusses the phonological, syntactic, morphological, lexical and semantic characteristics of Liberian English and the consequences for English…
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Dialects, Diglossia, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedSchaub, Mark – World Englishes, 2000
Reviews the history of the English language in Egypt and examines the forms and functions of English use in contemporary Egypt. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Diglossia, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Download full textLeap, William L. – 1975
Several focal points for southwestern American Indian English research are proposed. This variation is used on reservations or in urban Indian enclaves when the "Indianness" of the discussion or participants needs formal linguistic marking. One research goal is to demonstrate that tribal varieties of Indian English actually exist.…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, American Indians, Black Dialects, Dialect Studies
Day, Richard; And Others – 1977
This research report deals with the transformations of stimulus sentences that primary grade speakers of Hawaii Creole English (HCE) made when they were asked to repeat sentences said to them in Standard English. The test used was the Kamehameha Early Education Program (KEEP) Standard English Repetition Test (SERT) which was administered to the 21…
Descriptors: Child Language, Creoles, Deep Structure, Dialect Studies
Smith, Kenneth; And Others – 1977
The urban, ethnically Hawaiian child typically experiences great difficulty in learning to read English. In order to determine whether phonological confusion is a source of dialectical interference, the Kamehameha Early Education Program (KEEP) Phone Discrimination Test (KPDT) was developed for the one hundred twelve students in the KEEP school…
Descriptors: Creoles, Dialect Studies, Dialects, Diglossia
