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Bourhis, Richard; And Others – Linguistics, 1975
A study is reported which investigated the social consequences that follow when a speaker accommodates or fails to accommodate his speech style with reference to his interlocutor. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Dialects, English, French, Language Attitudes
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Brown, Bruce L.; And Others – Linguistics, 1975
A number of studies are reviewed for the purpose of identifying the ways in which non-content aspects of speech elicit personality impressions. (RM)
Descriptors: Dialects, Intonation, Language Attitudes, Language Variation
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Rieber, R. W. – Linguistics, 1975
Examines the potential usefulness of various procedures employed to measure the adaptation in frequency rate of fluency failure, adaptation in temporal rate of speech, and automated analysis of on-off speech patterns in differentiating stuttering from cluttering. (SCC)
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Communication Disorders, Communication Problems, Language Acquisition
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Bain, Bruce – Linguistics, 1975
Two studies which examined the effect of bilingual cultural/educational experience on competence are presented. The language/educational matrix of the child is an influential factor in development. Bilingual children tended to have greater "cognitive plasticity" than monolingual children. A comprehensive theory of human development is…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Child Development