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Valdman, Albert – Louisiana Review, 1974
Structional analysis of the spoken French in four regions of North America. (Text is in French.) (PMP)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Dialect Studies, French, Nonstandard Dialects
Allieres, Jacques – Linguistique, 1976
Discusses the merits of studying the morphological system of a language as opposed to the phonological or lexical, for the purposes of geographical and diachronic studies. The vowel system of Gascon is compared to that of Basque. (Text is in French.) (CDSH/AM)
Descriptors: Basque, Diachronic Linguistics, Dialect Studies, Lexicology
Hull, Alexander – Louisiana Review, 1974
Examines the resemblances - morphological, syntactic, lexical and phonological - among North American French dialects today in order to determine the extent to which these represent a common source. (PMP)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Dialect Studies, French, Language Research
Kamatchinathan, A. – 1969
This study of the Tirunelveli Tamil dialect is part of the outcome of the Linguistic Survey of Tamilnadu project undertaken by the Centre of Advanced Study in Linguistics, Annamali University. The purpose underlying the study is to help the preparation of linguistic geography first for South Tamilnadu and then for the whole of Tamilnadu. The study…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Adverbs, Dialect Studies, Morphology (Languages)
PDF pending restorationStankiewicz, Edward; And Others – 1971
This is Part 1 of the first of three volumes presenting a structural description of Russian dialects. This book deals with the phonological patterns of the dialects and analyzes in detail the vocalic and consonantal systems, discussing distribution, environmental influences, prosodic features, and variations among the dialects. The description is…
Descriptors: Consonants, Dialect Studies, Dialects, Distinctive Features (Language)
Download full textFeagin, Louise Crawford – 1976
In a sociolinguistic study of the verb phrase in Southern White English, a pattern of change in progress was observed. The 14 variables studied showed that certain variants were increasing, others decreasing, and yet others stable across time within the community, and that each variable's change was progressing in a wave sensitive to age, social…
Descriptors: Age, Descriptive Linguistics, Dialect Studies, Interviews
PDF pending restorationWelsch, Robert L. – 1975
Haida as spoken by residents of Hydaburg today seems to differ from the Masset dialect reported by Swanton (1911:209). This paper attempts to describe the pronoun system of Haida now in use in Hydaburg and to make a preliminary analysis of the changes which appear to have occurred since the accounts of Swanton and Harrison (1895). The following…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Descriptive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Dialect Studies
Bowen, J. Donald, Ed.; Ornstein, Jacob, Ed. – 1976
The Spanish dialects of the Southwest United States have received little serious attention until recently. The present volume contains studies designed to contribute to the understanding and acceptance of Southwest Spanish. The book consists of the following chapters: (1) "Linguistic Diversity in Southwest Spanish," by Garland D. Bills…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Dialect Studies, Dialects
Wong, Irene F. H. – 1978
In the last 15 years or so, Malaysian English has begun to come into its own as a dialect peculiar to its own region and yet intelligible on the whole to English speakers everywhere. There is evidence that English is undergoing a transitional stage in Malaysia; use of English is progressively reduced as use of Bahasa Malaysia is increased. The…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Dialect Studies, Educational Policy, English for Special Purposes
