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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 reviewedBelasco, Simon – French Review, 1984
Describes a study concerned with distinguishing certain phonological and morphological features of the three dialects of Occitan, a language spoken in the south of France. Results indicate that variations in pronunciation seem to depend on sociolinguistic, as well as geographical factors, and in fact, related dialects and language cannot be…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis, Dialects, Diglossia
PDF pending restorationAdamson, Anita – 1971
Drawing on phonological, grammatical, and usage data collected during personal interviews and taped sessions, this paper seeks to determine whether and how persons of Finnish descent, collectively or individually by generation, constitute dialect islands within the local dialect area (Marquette, Michigan), and their effect upon one another. The…
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Dialect Studies, Dialects, Diglossia
Woodward, James – Langages, 1979
Based on experimental research, examines the relationship between American Sign Language and French Sign Language, and sociolinguistic variation in both sign languages. (AM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Deafness, Diachronic Linguistics, Diglossia
Download full textDefense Language Inst., Monterey, CA. – 1970
Seven everyday topics are discussed in Basa Djarkarta, a dialect of Malay spoken in Djarkarta by over three million people. The purpose of the reading text, part of the basic course in Indonesian for official United States military personnel, is to acquaint students with this increasingly popular dialect in addition to Bahasa Indonesian, the…
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Diglossia, Grammar, Indonesian
Peer reviewedAbd-el-Jawad, H. R. – Language in Society, 1987
Sociolinguistic studies of spoken Arabic show at least three varieties at different levels of prestige: (1) Modern Standard Arabic (MSA); (2) regional standard with local prestige; and (3) vernacular varieties. The social function of the local prestigious nonstandard features can override the influence of the prestige of MSA. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Arabic, Bidialectalism, Code Switching (Language), Comparative Analysis
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
