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Peer reviewedMetcalf, Allan A. – International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 1974
Compares Chicano English and Anglo English speech in both linguistic and social terms. (CK)
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Dialects, Language Research, Mexican Americans
Download full textMetcalf, Allan A. – 1979
The English spoken by Spanish-surnamed Americans of the southwestern United States often has a Spanish flavor, even though the speakers may have no competence in Spanish. This Chicano English is discussed in a series of descriptions based on a number of previous studies of regional variations. Each description covers pronunciation, intonation,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Dialect Studies, English, Intonation
Metcalf, Allan A.; And Others – 1971
This booklet points out some of the characteristics of the varieties of English spoken in Riverside and in the rest of California. The first chapter provides a general discussion of language variation and change on the levels of vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar. The second chapter discusses California English and pronunciation and vocabulary…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Atlases, Descriptive Linguistics, Dialect Studies
