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Underwood, Gary N. – 1972
This paper describes the procedures to be undertaken in a dialect survey of Arkansas. General objectives of the survey are outlined. Statistics concerning residency, education, family income, and ethnic background will be considered in the survey. Three classes of Caucasian speakers of English have been designated for interviewing. Planning for…
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Dialects, Language Patterns, Language Typology
De Granda, German – Boletin de la Real Academia Espanola, 1971
Descriptors: Creoles, Dialect Studies, Dialects, Language Patterns
Tio, Aurelio – Yelmo, 1973
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Dialects, Language, Language Research
Alvar, Manuel – Cuadernos Hispanoamericanos, 1973
Thoughts on a dialectological study in Colombia. (SK)
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Dialects, Language Arts, Linguistics
DAVIS, ALVA L.; AND OTHERS – 1964
A CONFERENCE WAS HELD ON AUGUST 3-5, 1964 TO BRING TOGETHER SCHOLARS IN DIALECTOLOGY AND RELATED FIELDS. THE ENTIRE CONFERENCE WAS TAPE RECORDED AND A TYPESCRIPT MADE. THE CONTENTS OF THE REPORT ENCOMPASS BOTH THE PANEL PAPERS PRESENTED AND DISCUSSIONS ON (1) SOCIAL DIALECTOLOGY, (2) FIELD PROJECTS, (3) SCHOOL AND COLLEGE TEACHING PROGRAMS, (4)…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Conferences, Dialect Studies, Dialects
Berdan, Robert – 1972
The 74 studies cited in this selected, annotated bibliography represent major areas of research which may be useful to linguists. Structures Elicitation Techniques (SET) is a term used in contrast to naturalistic observational technique, and the methods referred to in the annotations as SETs are diverse but have in common the elicitation of…
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Dialects, Language Research, Language Usage

Corder, S. P. – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1971
Descriptors: Diagrams, Dialect Studies, Dialects, Error Patterns
Allen, Harold B. – 1967
Today, the study of regional and social dialects is offering valuable assistance to language teachers. Although studies comprehending all regions of the United States are still unrealized, linguistic geographers have undertaken comprehensive field studies of many regional language variations, making available (1) atlases describing the regional…
Descriptors: Atlases, Dialect Studies, Dialects, English Instruction
Pederson, Lee, Ed.; And Others – 1974
The Linguistic Atlas of the Gulf States (LAGS) Project is a survey of regional and social dialects in eight southern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas. This manual has been prepared both for those who will conduct the research and for those who are interested in the aims and methods of the…
Descriptors: Atlases, Dialect Studies, Dialects, Distinctive Features (Language)
SHUY, ROGER W. – 1967
THIS BOOK PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION OF DIALECTOLOGY AS A DESCRIPTIVE SCIENCE AND OF MAJOR ASPECTS OF AMERICAN ENGLISH DIALECTS. THE FIRST TWO CHAPTERS DEFINE WHAT DIALECTS ARE AND HOW REGIONAL AND SOCIAL DIALECTS DIFFER FROM ONE ANOTHER IN TERMS OF PRONUNCIATION, VOCABULARY, AND GRAMMAR. CHAPTER 3 NOTES THE PATTERNS OF SETTLEMENT…
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Dialect Studies, Dialects, English Instruction

Walker, Lawrence – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1979
Relates the English language spelling system to sound and examines whether spellers make use of the information available in that relationship when spelling words. Describes how certain phonological features of a dialect spoken along the northeast coast of Newfoundland influence spelling errors among fourth graders. (SB)
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Dialects, Elementary Education, Grade 4