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Peer reviewedRusso, Marijke; Roberts, Julie – Language Variation and Change, 1999
Examines the pattern of variation of the auxiliary "avoir" and "etre" in the passe compose tense in Vermont French in 22 adult speakers who immigrated from Quebec or are first-generation Franco-Americans. The purpose of the study was to determine if the process of replacement of "etre" by "avoir" in progress…
Descriptors: Adults, French, Interviews, Language Patterns
Peer reviewedAmastae, Jon – Language Variation and Change, 1989
The analysis of interviews with 14 speakers of Honduran Spanish found that group "r,""l" glides, and "s" inhibit spirantization variably, much as they do in Colombian Spanish, presenting a view that attributes spirantization to syllable structure for a more comprehensive explanation of the variable processes. (29…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Distinctive Features (Language), Foreign Countries, Interviews
Peer reviewedDede, Keith – Language Variation and Change, 1999
Describes a morphosyntactic feature of the Xining dialect that is unique among all Chinese dialects: that is, the use of a preposition to express ablative nominal relationships. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Chinese, Databases, Dialects, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedDubois, Sylvie; Horvath, Barbara – Language Variation and Change, 1992
A study examined interactional patterns in interviews that characterize elicitation of one text type, description, including type/mixture of questions asked by the fieldworker and the speaker's response. Subjects (n=137) were of three ethnic groups and three socioeconomic levels. Results suggest questioning strategy can have strong, predictable…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Comparative Analysis, Ethnic Groups, Interaction
