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Peer reviewedRymes, Betsy – Issues in Applied Linguistics, 1996
Analyzes various apparently synonymous words for "friend" (e.g., "homes,""bro") as they are used by one former gang-member to persuade two current gang-members to stop "gangbanging." The article's analysis shows how the meanings of these disparate reference terms are made and remade through talk as…
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Language Research, Sociolinguistics, Speech Communication
Peer reviewedBaquedano-Lopez, Patricia – Issues in Applied Linguistics, 1995
Discusses an interview focusing on important topics relevant to sociolinguistics and language minorities. Points out that one topic, ethnicity, is among many of the urban phenomena central to the study of linguistics as well as ethnic minorities and that a discussion of sociolinguistics and language minorities entails discussion of racism,…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Ethnic Groups, Interviews, Language Attitudes
Peer reviewedFantuzzi, Cheryl – Issues in Applied Linguistics, 1992
Discusses the role connectionism plays in the development of cognitive theories and in the explanation of linguistic phenomena inherent in second language acquisition (SLA). Presents a critical look at some existing connectionist models of language functions with a focus on the need for a general cognitive model of SLA that integrates research in…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Cognitive Processes, Context Effect, Educational Environment
