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Who Speaks English to Whom? The Question of Teaching English Pronunciation for Global Communication.
Peer reviewedTaylor, David S. – System, 1991
Discusses a problem involved in teaching English pronunciation--the question of intelligibility. Previously intelligibility has meant that nonnative speakers were intelligible to native speakers; the increase in the use of English for communication between nonnative English speakers has complicated this issue. Implications for teaching and study…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Intercultural Communication, Language Variation, Mutual Intelligibility
Grayshon, Matthew C. – 1980
Different languages code messages in different ways and use different channels for sending messages; thus there are many places for misinterpreting and mishearing messages in an intercultural context. To move from one language to another requires a description of the total language communication system, one that has its universals in social and…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Differences, Language Classification, Language Research
Peer reviewedEisenstein, Miriam R. – World Englishes, 1986
Investigates the role of dialect variation in the acquisition of American English by adult second language learners. The study revealed that dialect differences present problems for learners and cause variable intelligibility and negative learner attitude toward some varieties of English and its speakers. This attitude could negatively affect a…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Black Dialects, Comparative Analysis, Dialect Studies
Download full textCharrow, Veda R.; Crandall, Jo Ann – 1978
The simplification of legal language is required by President Carter's Executive Order requiring "clear and simple English" in government regulations. A major problem in the simplification process is the absence of any adequate description or classification of legal language. This paper defines some specific features of legal language,…
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Dialects, Language Research, Language Standardization
Simons, Gary Francis – 1979
Strategies are developed for understanding how language variation limits communication. Methods of measuring communication are discussed, including an intelligibility measure used in the Solomon Islands. The analysis of data gathered using communication measurement is discussed. The result of the analysis is a determination of the number of…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Contrastive Linguistics, Culture Contact, Diglossia
Adger, Carolyn Temple – 1997
The paper discusses some issues that language variation creates for English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction, identifies research strands relevant to program development, and describes two dialect program exemplars. It also suggests considerations for educational policy formation with respect to dialects. The introductory section gives…
Descriptors: Creoles, Curriculum Design, Dialect Studies, Dialects
