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Direct linkWhalen, D. H.; Simons, Gary F. – Language, 2012
Linguists have increased their documentation efforts in response to the sharp decline in the number of languages. Greater awareness and new sources of funding have led to an upsurge in language documentation. While individual languages make unique contributions to the world's linguistic heritage, language families, by virtue of their shared…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Linguistics, Foreign Countries, Language Research
Peer reviewedFriedman, Lynn A. – Language, 1975
The manifestation of time, space, and person reference in American Sign Language is described and discussed. The effect of the modality of communication on the language system is studied. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Communication (Thought Transfer), Comparative Analysis, English
Peer reviewedLabov, William – Language, 1972
Preliminary version of this paper was given at the 1968 winter meeting of the Linguistic Society of America, New York City, based upon work supported by the Office of Education as a Cooperative Research Project. (VM)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Comparative Analysis, Descriptive Linguistics, English
