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Defining the Envelope of Linguistic Variation: The Case of "Don't Count" Forms in the Copula Analysis of African American Vernacular English.

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Blake, Renee – Language Variation and Change, 1997

Proposes a set of copula forms that should be set aside from variable analysis as instances of "don't count" (DC) forms to allow for systematic comparisons among studies of the English language. Reviews the major alternative descriptions of DC copula cases in the literature and analyzes the behavior of the traditional DC categories. (29…

Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, English, Form Classes (Languages)

Etude des comportements langagiers dans deux entreprises en debut de processus de francisation (A Study of Language Usage and Attitudes in Two Businesses at the Beginning of the Process of Change from English to French).

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Deshaies, Denise; Hamers, Josiane F. – 1982

A comparative study was conducted in two factories in the Montreal area which were in the process of changing the official language within the factory from English to French. The objective of the research was twofold: (1) to analyze the language use and behavior of the employees; and (2) to develop research instruments appropriate for evaluating…

Descriptors: Bilingualism, Business Communication, Employee Attitudes, English