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Fennel, Barbara A. – Language Quarterly, 1992
The role of ethnically marked, nonstandard varieties of German in the Federal Republic of Germany is examined. It is shown that there is a "generic" variety of Immigrant Worker German that unites all immigrant laborers and their families into one group with perceived "ethnic" characteristics. Subdivisions within the group are…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Ethnicity, Foreign Countries, German
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Rey, Alberto – Language Quarterly, 1994
Compares previous findings on the social correlates of the "Usted,""Tu," and "Vos" variation in three Latin American countries. All the countries have a non-solidarity function in the party (toward strangers) and the workplace (toward subordinates and superiors) domains. It is difficult to assess the effects of age…
Descriptors: Age, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Family Environment