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Machlin, Evangeline – 1975
This document contains a manual and two cassette tapes designed to help actors and actresses learn to speak various dialects. The tapes and the manual are arranged for the play-it-and-say-it method of dialect acquisition. The first three parts discuss the tapes and the manual in general, the dialect texts and dialect data, and the steps involved…
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Dialects, Dramatics, Magnetic Tape Cassettes
Clark, Thomas L. – 1974
Too often the dialect of the teacher or the student, or both, creates interferences which hinder the educational process. By being aware of potential problems in pronunciation, lexicon, and syntax, the teacher can explain or avoid language interferences. Furthermore, the teacher can consciously help the student avoid pejorative connotations some…
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, English Instruction, Inservice Teacher Education, Language Role
Pederson, Lee, Ed.; And Others – 1974
The Linguistic Atlas of the Gulf States (LAGS) Project is a survey of regional and social dialects in eight southern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas. This manual has been prepared both for those who will conduct the research and for those who are interested in the aims and methods of the…
Descriptors: Atlases, Dialect Studies, Dialects, Distinctive Features (Language)
