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Peer reviewedHammarstrom, Goran – Language Sciences, 1983
Discusses the terms "regional,""dialectal,""semidialectal,""non-dialectal ," and "a-dialectal." Makes suggestions for new definitions for these terms. (EKN)
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Dialects, Language Research, Vocabulary
Peer reviewedKretzschmar, William A., Jr. – Language Variation and Change, 1996
Presents an objective quantitative analysis of separate dialect features from the "Linguistic Atlas of the Middle and South Atlantic States." Findings suggest that a mathematical modeling of areal variation of dialect features, combined with a reassessment of traditional notions of dialect, could contribute to knowledge of language and…
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Language Classification, Language Research, Models
Peer reviewedWolfram, Walt – Issues in Applied Linguistics, 1993
Reviews the rationale for and programmatic structure of two experimental language awareness programs and discusses some of the ethical issues requiring consideration in the implementation of such programs. These ethical considerations include the ethics of persuasion and need, the ethics of representation, the ethics of socio-educational change,…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Black Dialects, Dialect Studies, Ethics
