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Charrow, Veda R.; Crandall, Jo Ann – 1978
The simplification of legal language is required by President Carter's Executive Order requiring "clear and simple English" in government regulations. A major problem in the simplification process is the absence of any adequate description or classification of legal language. This paper defines some specific features of legal language,…
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Dialects, Language Research, Language Standardization
Adger, Carolyn Temple – 1997
The paper discusses some issues that language variation creates for English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction, identifies research strands relevant to program development, and describes two dialect program exemplars. It also suggests considerations for educational policy formation with respect to dialects. The introductory section gives…
Descriptors: Creoles, Curriculum Design, Dialect Studies, Dialects