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A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Final /s/ in Miami Cuban Spanish
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Lynch, Andrew – Language Sciences, 2009
This study analyzes the variation of syllable- and word-final /s/ among two generations of Cubans in Miami, Florida (USA): older, early exile immigrants who arrived in Miami as adults in the 1960s and 1970s, and young Miami-born Cubans whose maternal and paternal grandparents immigrated to Miami from Cuba prior to 1980. Since sibilant weakening is…
Descriptors: Linguistic Borrowing, Sociolinguistics, Language Role, Foreign Countries
Making Implicit Knowledge Explicit: A Review of Four Theories Analyzing Language by Function.
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Staab, Claire F. – Language Sciences, 1983
Reviews and synthesizes speech act analysis (Austin and Searles), politeness phenomena (Brown and Levinson), rules affecting speaking (Hymes), and activity analysis (Wittgenstein). Advances the notion that the theories are complementary rather than contradictory. (EKN)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Language Patterns, Language Processing, Language Research