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Diaz-Plaja, Guillermo – Yelmo, 1977
A collectivity can be defined by the verbal instrument which binds it together. By extension of this thought of Marshall MacLuhan, the importance of the written language as normative for the uniformity, universality and preservation of the phonetic system of the language is discussed. (Text is in Spanish.) (AMH)
Descriptors: Language Standardization, News Media, Phonetics, Sociolinguistics
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Geller, Conrad – English Journal, 1974
English classes should develop the use of good English in student compositions, which should in turn influence student morality. (JH)
Descriptors: English, Language Standardization, Language Styles, Language Usage
Shieh, Francis – 1965
This paper is intended to provide "an informative general survey" for those persons interested in Chinese, a language used by 25 percent of the world's population. One of the earliest languages in recorded form, written Chinese has both classical and modern forms. Language reforms in Peking, designed to standardize and simplify spoken…
Descriptors: Asian History, Chinese, Language Role, Language Standardization
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Nicklas, Thurston Dale – 1971
This paper describes a system for Choctaw orthography and discusses the principles and rules that can be used to govern the spelling system for the language. The orthography system is based on a study of documents written by comtemporary Chocktaws. The system proposed here seeks to be as accurate a representation of the spoken language as possible…
Descriptors: Alphabets, American Indian Languages, American Indians, Bilingual Education