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Download full textMcDavid, Raven I., Jr. – 1963
The situation in the U.S. is different from that in England, France and other European countries: in each of those countries there is something that is known as the standard language, and a number of dialects apart from the standard language. There is also a rather close consensus on what the standard dialect is (especially on phonological lines).…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Dialect Studies, Language Role, Social Dialects
McDavid, Raven I., Jr. – 1979
This is a collection of 60 essays on dialectology written in the period from 1942 to 1979. The essays fall into the categories of theoretical, applied, and critical dialectology. Some of the more recent titles include: "System and Variety in American English,""Dialect Differences and Social Differences in an Urban…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Book Reviews, Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Context
Peer reviewedMcDavid, Raven I., Jr. – Studia Anglica Posnaniensia, 1973
Current work in American dialectology is summarized and commented on. (Available from: See FL 508 214.) (RM)
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Dialects, Language Research, Language Usage
McDavid, Raven I., Jr.; O'Cain, Raymond K. – Kansas Journal of Sociology, 1973
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Geographic Distribution, Geographic Regions, Language Patterns
McDavid, Raven I., Jr. – Coll Engl, 1969
Paper prepared for the International Association of University Professors of English, Dublin, August 19-24, 1968.
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Educational Needs, English Curriculum, Graduate Study
McDavid, Raven I., Jr. – College English, 1965
Societal differences among ethnic groups and other geographically remote bodies of peoples within a culture are often caused by dialectal variation. The social and educational implications of societal division by such linguistic differentiation are discussed in this article. The author touches on concepts relating to dialectology, paralanguage,…
Descriptors: American Culture, Cultural Interrelationships, Dialect Studies, Instructional Materials
