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Language Diversity and Classroom Discourse.
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Lucas, Ceil; Borders, Denise – American Educational Research Journal, 1987
This paper presents linguistic evidence for communication problems in everyday classroom interactions where children are dialect speakers. It also examines the problem of coding language functions for use in experiments. (RB)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Cultural Differences, Dialect Studies, Discourse Analysis
Application of Dialect Research in the Context of the Classroom--It Ain't Easy
Baratz, Joan C. – Acta Symbolica, 1971
Article based on research supported by a National Institute of Mental Health grant. (VM)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Children, Cultural Differences, Dialect Studies
Maithili in the Indian Census.
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Jha, Shailhanand – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1994
Offers a sociolinguistic appraisal of the representation of languages (as "languages" or "dialects") in the Indian census, with special reference to the status of Maithili. Classifying Maithili as an independent language threatens the homogeneity of the "Hindi belt"; conversely, treating it as a Hindi dialect might…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Diachronic Linguistics, Dialect Studies, Dialects
Vocabulary Change: A Study of Variation in Regional Words in Eight of the Southern States.
Wood, Gordon R. – 1971
This study of vocabulary change investigates the regional vocabularies found in eight of the Southern states and seeks conclusions about the relative changes in uniformity in current local use. Assumptions, procedures, and techniques for research are presented here. The results reported were obtained from a printed vocabulary questionnaire…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Diachronic Linguistics, Dialect Studies, Geographic Distribution