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Rains, Charleen – Language in Society, 1992
Analysis of a sociolinguistic interview reveals repeated presentation of ideas, words, expressions, and structures. These recurrent devices and patterns increase the effect of arguments. The immediate purpose is the listener's acceptance of the speaker's views. There is also a concern to gain recognition of the speaker's opinion of self and his…
Descriptors: Interviews, Language Patterns, Language Rhythm, Language Styles

Lippi-Green, Rosina L. – Language in Society, 1989
The quantification of communication network integration provides valuable information for the study of language change in very small rural communities such as Grossdorf, Austria. The approach is particularly relevant when study of aggregate group behavior has failed to yield results due to small sample size or group internal inconsistency. (26…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Dialects, Foreign Countries, German