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Tway, Patricia – Language in Society, 1975
Examines language in a factory. Results include the following: (1) within a building, different terms for the same thing may be found; (2) the major boundary is spatial, between types of work; and (3) operational links, proximity and mobility between departments are major determinants of agreement and difference in usage. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Industry, Language Research, Language Usage, Language Variation
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Woodward, James C., Jr. – Language in Society, 1976
Discusses ethnic-social variation in American Sign Language among black signers in Georgia. Some of the lexical and formational (phonological) variation observed in old and young signers is discussed. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Blacks, Language Variation, Phonology