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Peer reviewedCallary, Robert E. – Linguistics, 1975
This study investigates the relationship between social class membership and certain syntactic variables within a generative-transformational linguistic framework. Fourteen syntactic items are considered. Linguistic performance is more variable and complex within the higher ranking groups. (TL)
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Language Variation, Phrase Structure, Semantics
Download full textEscure, Genevieve – 1974
Ways in which negation varies in two dialects of French, called "standard" and "colloquial" are investigated. The two dialects under consideration are representative of an extensive scale of styles, often overlapping and varying according to social status, education, contextual situation, age, and geographical area. Although the great majority of…
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Dialect Studies, French, Negative Forms (Language)
Gilbert, Glenn G. – 1970
This paper deals with three problems encountered in the areal study of "colonial" and "immigrant" languages (used in Haugen's sense) and examines how data presented in tabular or map form can assist in their solution. They are: (1) the mechanisms by which the speakers of various dialects of a single language--dialects which…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Deep Structure, Diachronic Linguistics, Dialect Studies
PDF pending restorationWorth, Dean S., Ed.; Meyerstein, Zlata P., Ed. – 1973
This reference grammar provides extensive analysis and examples of the Czech language. The introductory section discusses general concepts concerning speech and language, Czech dialectology, linguistic analysis, stylistics, grammar, and diachronic linguistics. The major sections include phonology, orthography, morphology, and syntax. Several…
Descriptors: Czech, Diachronic Linguistics, Dialect Studies, Grammar
Houston, Susan H. – 1968
On the basis of a study of the language of 22 black children in a rural county of northern Florida, the author states that apart from geographical dialects, there are two "genera" of English: Black (BE) and White (WE). Within each of these genera there are two varieties: Educated and Uneducated. These are further defined by…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Deep Structure, Dialect Studies, Economically Disadvantaged
Christian, Jane – 1971
This paper compares respect forms used in Bhojpuri, standard Hindi, and suddh Hindi. The role and use of each dialect are described, and a comparison of respect forms used in each is presented, considering phonemic, grammatical, syntactical, suprasegmental, paralinguistic, and kinesic features. The differences noted appear in a continuum among the…
Descriptors: Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Consonants, Contrastive Linguistics
Wolfram, Walt; Christian, Donna – 1976
This description of Appalachian speech, derived from one part of the final report of a research project on Appalachian Dialects, is intended as a reference work for educators, particularly reading specialists, English teachers, language arts specialists, and speech pathologists. Chapters deal with the following main topics: (1) a sociolinguistic…
Descriptors: Adverbs, Consonants, Descriptive Linguistics, Dialect Studies
