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Davies, Alan – Educ Rev, 1969
People tend to tailor their language to fit a particular situation. A person's choice of words in describing a burglary might be innovative. Similarly, an adult conversing with a child might alter his vocabulary to communicate his thoughts. (CK)
Descriptors: Language Classification, Language Role, Language Styles, Language Typology
Peer reviewedElder, Catherine; Davies, Alan – Language and Education, 1998
Considers effect of language distance--how distant the language is from English--on attainment of English language literacy, as measured by performance on an Australian English-as-a-Second-Language end-of-school examination for non-English speaking background students, who also sat for another examination in their first language. Study concludes…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Language Classification
