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Bayley, Robert; Pease-Alvarez, Lucinda – Language Variation and Change, 1997
This study tested a theory of null subject pronoun variation, based on a model of discourse connectedness, on the oral and written Spanish narratives of northern California Mexican-descent pre-adolescents. Results indicate the children with greatest depth of ties to the United States are less likely to use overt pronouns than children born in…
Descriptors: Child Language, Discourse Analysis, Language Patterns, Language Variation
Metcalf, Allan A.; And Others – 1971
This booklet points out some of the characteristics of the varieties of English spoken in Riverside and in the rest of California. The first chapter provides a general discussion of language variation and change on the levels of vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar. The second chapter discusses California English and pronunciation and vocabulary…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Atlases, Descriptive Linguistics, Dialect Studies