Descriptor
| Language Patterns | 2 |
| Language Variation | 2 |
| Applied Linguistics | 1 |
| Dialects | 1 |
| English | 1 |
| Language Acquisition | 1 |
| Language Attitudes | 1 |
| Language Planning | 1 |
| Language Research | 1 |
| Learning Activities | 1 |
| Linguistic Theory | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Author
| Hazen, Kirk | 1 |
Publication Type
| ERIC Digests in Full Text | 2 |
| ERIC Publications | 2 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textHazen, Kirk – 2001
The study of dialects offers a fascinating approach to learning about language. By learning about how language varies geographically and socially, students will come to understand that language changes over time, and that language use is linked to social identity. Language variation, or dialect diversity, reflects the fact that languages change…
Descriptors: Dialects, English, Language Patterns, Language Variation
ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics, Washington, DC. – 1992
Linguistics is the study of language, as contrasted with knowledge of a specific language. Formal linguistics is the study of the structures and processes of language, or how it works and is organized. Different approaches to formal linguistics include traditional or prescriptive, structural, and generative or transformational perspectives. Formal…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Language Attitudes, Language Patterns
