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Ornstein, Jacob – Linguistique, 1976
Describes attempts to systematize information about the linguistic varieties present in the Spanish and English of the American Southwest. (CDSH/AM)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cultural Pluralism, Dialect Studies, Language Variation
Chew, John J. – Journal of the Association of Teachers of Japanese, 1976
This article describes a process by which the number of apparent cognates between Standard Japanese and the Hirara dialect increased, a process in conflict with the accepted theory that as time goes by, the number of cognates between related languages declines. (CLK)
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Japanese, Language Research, Language Variation
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Stahlke, Herbert F. W. – Language, 1976
This article discusses the syntactic behavior of the word "that," usually classified as a relative pronoun but seen here as a conjunction. Data from standard and non-standard English, Yoruba, and Persian are used. (CLK)
Descriptors: English, Form Classes (Languages), Language Patterns, Language Research
Fletcher, Bryan – Edinburgh Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, 2000
This article looks at issues affecting Robert Garioch's translation into Scots of a sonnet from Giuseppe Gioachino Belli's Romaneschi collection. It begins with the discussion of a problem involved in writing in dialects with no settled written standard. This 'standardizing' poetry is then looked at in terms of translation and theories of the…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Nonstandard Dialects, Poetry, Scots Gaelic
Fowler, Elaine Danielson – 1999
Rather than dismiss teaching English usage or embrace it without question, elementary teachers need to make usage instruction meaningful and motivating and present it in a nonthreatening yet systematic manner. The teacher must become familiar with his/her particular language community by listening to students and noting the forms they are using.…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Educational Games, Elementary Education, English Instruction
Drake, Glendon F. – Kansas Journal of Sociology, 1973
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Black Community, Disadvantaged, English (Second Language)
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Bronstein, Arthur J.; And Others – Zeitschrift fur Dialektologie und Linguistik, 1973
Part of Lexicography and Dialect Geography, Festgabe for Hans Kurath''. (DD)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Disadvantaged, Language Usage, Minority Groups
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Williamson, Juanita V. – Zeitschrift fur Dialektologie und Linguistik, 1973
Part of Lexicography and Dialect Geography, Festgabe for Hans Kurath''. (DD)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Grammar, Illustrations, Morphology (Languages)
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Tulkin, S. R.; Konner, M. J. – Human Development, 1973
Suggests intelligence tests are culture bound and as such miss many abilities particularly those of minority groups. (ST)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Child Rearing, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences
Taylor, Orlando L. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1972
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Black Culture, Black History, Educationally Disadvantaged
Brayer, Herbert O. – Claremont Coll Reading Conf 33rd Yearbook, 1969
Descriptors: Expressive Language, Figurative Language, Idioms, Language Enrichment
Hayes, Alfred S.; Taylor, Orlando L. – Linguistic Reporter, 1971
Project supported by the Ford Foundation to investigate the effects oflanguage and dialect differences on school learning. (VM)
Descriptors: Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Attitudes, Dialects
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Cullen, Constance – English Quarterly, 1971
Article describes 1970 research project of Kinkora area. Discussed are English words used on Island and in P. E. I. and The Dictionary of Canadianisms. (AF)
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Dialects, Language, Language Patterns
DeStefano, Johanna S. – Florida FL Reporter, 1971
Descriptors: Attitudes, Black Community, Black Dialects, Blacks
Baratz, Joan C. – Florida FL Reporter, 1971
Paper read at the American Educational Research Association Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1970. Research supported by a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health. (DS)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Cultural Differences, English, Language Instruction
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