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Peer reviewedKerswill, Paul – International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 1993
The applicability of the notion of "speech community" in urban centers where considerable dialect mixing takes place is discussed. Labov's model is examined and four speech community criteria are emphasized: nativeness of speech community members, uniform patterns of linguistic variation, shared evaluation of features, and close…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Classification, Dialect Studies, Language Patterns
Peer reviewedLesley, Li Wei; And Others – International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 1992
This analysis focuses on patterns of language choice and language mixing in a Chinese/English-speaking bilingual community in the Northeast of England. (34 references) (VWL)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Chinese, Code Switching (Language), English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedHolmes, Janet – International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 1993
Among both first- and second-generation immigrant groups in New Zealand and Australia, women maintain the ethnic language (EL) longer than men. Compared with men's networks, women's networks encourage more extensive use of EL in social interactions, and women value the social and affective functions expressed by EL. (Contains 71 references.…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries
