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Milroy, Lesley; And Others – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1991
Contributions of the methodological procedures and principles offered by Labov and Gumperz are evaluated, especially regarding the problem of observer effect in community-level investigations of linguistic minorities. The need for accountability and openness in data collection and analysis procedures is emphasized. (39 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, Language Variation