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Peer reviewedTolliver-Weddington, Gloria – Journal of Black Studies, 1979
In this article, the terms "Ebonics" and "Mainstream American English" are defined. (Author/MC)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Education, Language Variation
Download full textRiego de Rios, Maria Isabelita – Studies in Philippine Linguistics, 1989
This dictionary is a composite of four Philippine Creole Spanish dialects: Cotabato Chabacano and variants spoken in Ternate, Cavite City, and Zamboanga City. The volume contains 6,542 main lexical entries with corresponding entries with contrasting data from the three other variants. A concluding section summarizes findings of the dialect study…
Descriptors: Creoles, Dialect Studies, Dictionaries, English
Tumsorn, Maneewan; Chansiriyotin, Supaporn – 1986
The dictionary for the Northern-Central variety of Thai is designed as a reference for use by Peace Corps volunteers assigned to northern Thailand. An introductory section gives an overview of the dictionary's content and design and of the use of the Central Thai alphabet (the old Northern alphabet is rarely used). Most of the words included are…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Definitions, Foreign Countries, Language Patterns
Allsopp, Richard, Ed. – 1996
This dictionary is designed to provide an inventory of English usage in the Caribbean environment and lifestyle as known and spoken in each territory but not recorded in the standard British and American desk dictionaries. It cross-references different names for the same item throughout the anglophone Caribbean, identifies different items called…
Descriptors: Dictionaries, English, Etymology, Foreign Countries
Sueppha, Sutthiya; Maneewong, Napasri – 1986
The dictionary for Central and E-Saan varieties of Thai is designed as a reference for use by Peace Corps volunteers assigned to northeastern Thailand. An introductory section gives an overview of the dictionary's content and design. Most of the words included are functional vocabulary, and the usage is illustrated in sample sentences written in…
Descriptors: Definitions, Foreign Countries, Language Patterns, Language Variation
Kaewkhao, Uthai; Kiatboonyarit, Tawan – 1986
The dictionary for Central to Southern varieties of Thai is designed as a reference for use by Peace Corps volunteers assigned to southern Thailand. An introductory section gives an overview of the dictionary's content and design and some notes on tone patterns and spelling variation in the Central and Southern varieties. Most of the words…
Descriptors: Definitions, Foreign Countries, Language Patterns, Language Variation
Mesthrie, Rajend, Ed. – 2001
This book provides comprehensive information on all aspects of sociolinguistics. It includes 285 articles, of which 80 are short biographical entries. Fifty of the biographies and 42 other articles are entirely new, while the remaining entries are revised and updated from the "Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics." The book provides…
Descriptors: Anthropological Linguistics, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Communication Skills
