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Peer reviewedMarckwardt, Albert H. – Linguistics, 1977
The history of efforts to agree upon standard English usage is outlined here, with particular attention to the role of the National Council of Teachers of English. Controversy among teachers often meets the Council's attempts at reform. Efforts to balance policy between standard spoken usage and individual dialects are noted. (CHK)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Language Attitudes, Language Usage, Language Variation
Peer reviewedThelander, Mats – Linguistics, 1976
An attempt to apply Blom's and Gumperz' model of code-switching to a small Swedish community in northern Sweden, Burtrask. The informants spoke standard Swedish, the Burtrask dialect, and a third variety which was a combination of the two. (CFM)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Dialects, Diglossia
Peer reviewedKrysin, L. P. – Linguistics, 1977
A study of variants in the form of stylistically differentiated or full-fledged doublets in contemporary standard Russian. It is concluded that distribution of variants depends upon the speakers' social characteristics. Quantitative differences in the distribution of variants correspond to social differences. Other parameters determine the…
Descriptors: Language Styles, Language Usage, Language Variation, Morphology (Languages)
