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Wolfram, Walt – Language Learning, 1978
Discusses the applicability of the notion of structured variability in language to contrastive analysis. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Dialect Studies, Language Patterns, Language Research

Richards, Jack C. – Language Learning, 1979
Describes the processes by which distinctive varieties of English develop in areas where English functions as a second language. The distinctions between rhetorical and communicative norms for speech events in these varieties are discussed. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Dialect Studies, English, Language Styles