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Download full textMetcalf, Allan A. – 1979
The English spoken by Spanish-surnamed Americans of the southwestern United States often has a Spanish flavor, even though the speakers may have no competence in Spanish. This Chicano English is discussed in a series of descriptions based on a number of previous studies of regional variations. Each description covers pronunciation, intonation,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Dialect Studies, English, Intonation
Valdes Fallis, Guadalupe, Ed.; Garcia-Moya, Rudolfo, Ed. – 1976
This volume gathers a sampling of educators' ideas on the issue of the role of the non-standard dialect in the teaching of Spanish to Spanish speakers. Part one, "Rationale for the Teaching of Spanish to the Spanish Speaking," deals with philosophy and theory and contains papers by Guadalupe Valdes Fallis and Nasario Garcia. Part two,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Grammar
Lester, Mark; And Others – ELT Documents, 1978
This issue contains articles ranging from a theoretical discussion of the nature of an international language to an assessment of the implications of teaching a local form of English. The following articles are included: (1) "International English and Language Variation," by M. Lester; (2) "The English Language, Ideology, and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cultural Differences, Dialect Studies
Thibault, Pierrette – 1979
This volume contains twelve articles dealing with the French language as spoken in Quebec. The following topics are addressed: (1) language change and variation; (2) coordinating expressions in the French spoken in Montreal; (3) expressive language as source of language change; (4) the role of correction in conversation; (5) social change and…
Descriptors: Adults, Dialect Studies, French, Language Attitudes
Singy, Pascal, Ed.; Trudgill, Peter, Ed. – Bulletin suisse de linguistique appliquee, 1997
This collection of articles on intercultural communication and pragmatics includes: "Peut-on traduire la publicite? L'exemple des annonces romandes et alemaniques" ("Does Advertising Translate? The Example of Romansch and German Ads") (Marc Bonhomme, Michael Rinn); "La construction de l'image de l'autre dans l'interaction.…
Descriptors: Advertising, Communication Problems, Cultural Differences, Dialects
Jannedy, Stefanie, Ed. – Working Papers in Linguistics, 1995
Reports of research in phonetics and psycholinguistics include: "Interaction with Autonomy: Defining Multiple Output Models in Psycholinguistic Theories" (Julie E. Boland, Anne Cutler); "Vocal Tract Evolution and Vowel Production" (K. Bretonnel Cohen); "Final Lowering in Kipare" (Rebecca Herman); "Gestural…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Articulation (Speech), Bantu Languages, Chinese
Benson, Phil, Ed.; And Others – Hong Kong Papers in Linguistics and Language Teaching, 1994
Seven articles on linguistics and language teaching, two book reviews, and four conference summaries are included in this volume. The articles include: "Laying Down the Law? Reflecting on Course Design in Progress" (Desmond Allison, Robin Corcos, Agnes Lam); "Beyond (F)utilitarianism: English as an Academic Purpose" (Alastair…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Curriculum Design, English for Academic Purposes, English (Second Language)
Matthey, Marinette, Ed. – Travaux Neuchatelois de Linguistique (Tranel), 2001
Articles in this issue focus on language evolution, variation, and heterogeneity. The following are English translations of the French article titles appearing in the issue: "Irregular Phonetic Development Due to Frequency; Regional Traits in Proto-Romance"; "Linguistic Evolution and Evolution of Perspective in the Comparative…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Adults, Bilingualism, Creoles
Caouette, Claudine, Ed.; Larrivee, Pierre, Ed. – 1997
English translations of articles in French in this issue include these: "Discourse Reported in the Print Media"; "Comparison of Register in Quebec and French Speakers"; "Method of Description of Specialized Verbs in View of Machine Translation Applications"; "Dialectal Areas in the Brazilian State of Rio Grande…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Biblical Literature, Braille, Contrastive Linguistics
