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Some Sociolinguistic Factors in the Production of Standard Language in Guyana and Implications for the Language Teacher
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Cave, George N. – Language Learning, 1970
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Dialect Studies, Dialects, English
Contrastive Linguistics and Social Lectology.
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Wolfram, Walt – Language Learning, 1978
Discusses the applicability of the notion of structured variability in language to contrastive analysis. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Dialect Studies, Language Patterns, Language Research
Rhetorical and Communicative Styles in the New Varieties of English.
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Richards, Jack C. – Language Learning, 1979
Describes the processes by which distinctive varieties of English develop in areas where English functions as a second language. The distinctions between rhetorical and communicative norms for speech events in these varieties are discussed. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Dialect Studies, English, Language Styles
The Influence of the Listener on Code-Switching.
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Beebe, Leslie M. – Language Learning, 1977
This paper describes research that investigated the influence of the listener on the dialectal code-switching behavior of a group of Chinese-Thai bilingual teachers. (CFM)
Descriptors: Bilingual Teachers, Bilingualism, Chinese, Code Switching (Language)