Discusses the theories of various linguists concerning variation and argues that genetically related languages and related dialects are manifestations of the same linguistic phenomenon. (PM)

Shortened version of this paper was presented in New York, N.Y., March 14, 1970, at the Fifteenth Annual National Conference on Linguistics sponsored by The International Linguistic Association. (RS)

The proposition that education affects dialect to a significant degree is examined. The findings leave doubt whether an educational differential is adequate to explain the maintenance of dialect differences between ethnic groups. (Author/RM)

This paper discusses a facet of linguistics known as socio-dialectology, whose subject matter is variation between idiolects. The relationship between sociolinguistic stratification and dialectal variation is examined. (CHK)

An attempt to apply Blom's and Gumperz' model of code-switching to a small Swedish community in northern Sweden, Burtrask. The informants spoke standard Swedish, the Burtrask dialect, and a third variety which was a combination of the two. (CFM)

This article deals with the question of how American teachers' language attitudes affect the implementation of bidialectal language programs. It places this question in historical perspective by focussing on past controversies involving the evolution of American teachers' attitudes towards children's language. (POP)

A study is reported which was designed to investigate the views held by Egyptians of various ages and educational backgrounds toward several of the speech varieties used in the Egyptian context, and to ascertain the perceived suitability of these codes for diverse purposes within Egyptian society. (Author/RM)

The new framework no longer holds valid the idea that innovations do not occur in phonology except as a by-product of standardization. New analyses are presented for language standardization. That languages are equally systematic but not equal in function is one point made. (SCC)

A study is reported which investigated the social consequences that follow when a speaker accommodates or fails to accommodate his speech style with reference to his interlocutor. (Author/RM)

This paper focusses on factors which might inform language education policy makers in Caribbean territories where a creole language interacts with other languages having recognized standards. (POP)

This article describes problems faced by the individual in different diglossic conditions. It centers on the functional differentiation of the Finnish and Swedish languages in Sweden and the linguistic consequences for two originally Finnish-speaking groups. (CFM)