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Download full textShuy, Roger W. – 1974
The formal study of social dialects has received increasing attention since about the middle of the sixties. In linguistics, the study of social dialectology has resulted in the clear demonstration of the importance of sociolinguistic variation in linguistic theory in contrast to the former preoccupation with linguistic universals. In education,…
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Education, English, Interdisciplinary Approach
Shuy, Roger W. – 1974
Sociolinguistics is characterized by a concern for viewing language variation and for seeing language in real social contexts. It has a high potential for relationship and application to other fields such as education, sociology, and psychology. Sociolinguistics try to study the speech of a community, and instead of studying the presence or…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Dialect Studies, Language Instruction
