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Lazaro Carreter, Fernando – Yelmo, 1976
This article outlines the history of the debate concerning usage of the terms "castellano" and "espanol" referring to the Spanish language. Development of the language and the question of standardization are touched on. (Text is in Spanish.) (CHK)
Descriptors: Language Planning, Language Standardization, Language Usage, Language Variation
Download full textMolesworth, Kevin – 1997
This paper states that the language called "Ebonics" is believed to be over 300 years old and that a great deal of the language was created while Black slaves were being brought from Africa to the Americas. Noting that in January of this year the Linguistic Society of America recognized Ebonics as an official language with just as much…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Blacks, Cultural Context, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedPatthey-Chavez, G. G. – Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 1994
A discussion of language policy formation and planning in Mexico focuses on its multilingual/multicultural character and covers the following: turn from national integration to ethnic revival; indigenous successes following the Declaration of Patzcuaro; some problems and solutions regarding the current bilingual/bicultural education policy.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Applied Linguistics, Bilingual Education, Cultural Pluralism
Peer reviewedHornberger, Nancy H. – Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 1994
A discussion of language policy formation and planning in South America focuses on the highland indigenous sectors and covers the following: colonial languages; immigrant languages; and indigenous languages, including planning, acquisition planning, and corpus planning. (Contains 83 references.) (LB)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Cultural Pluralism, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries
McFerren, Margaret – 1984
A survey of the status of language usage in Mexico begins with an overview of language distribution among the population, mono- and multilingualism, changes in patterns of usage between the 1970 and 1980 censuses, and linguistic issues related to assimilation of the Indian population and the role and philosophy of the Instituto Nacional…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Languages, Armed Forces, Bilingualism
Bruhn, Thea C. – 1984
A survey of the status of language usage in Angola begins with an overview of the usage and distribution of Portuguese as the official language, and the four most significant native languages and dialects spoken there: Umbundu, Kimbundu, Kikongo, and Lunda-Chokwe. The introduction of Spanish through Cuban trainers, teachers, and military advisors…
Descriptors: Adult Education, African Languages, Armed Forces, Bilingualism
Bruhn, Thea C. – 1984
A survey is presented of the status and usage patterns of the lingua francas--common languages used as a medium of communication between ethnically and linguistically diverse peoples--of the African continent. The survey gives an overview of the general language situation and briefly describes the major languages: Swahili, Hausa, Fufulde,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, African Languages, Arabic, Armed Forces
