The three books under review show what flux the English language has undergone and continues to undergo, and how stable grammatical theory has been until recent times. (Author)

Examines viewers' perceptions of characters and their speech to see if: (1) the language of the characters corresponds to the language of Black speech communities as described by sociolinguists; (2) White viewers perceive language as important in their perceptions of the characters; and (3) White viewers are more likely to identify with speakers…

An interactional sociolinguistic analysis of social and attitudinal factors in face to face encounters shows how such factors can affect the evaluation of human action and contribute to the maintenance of socioeconomic disadvantage among ethnic minorities. (Author/GC)

Investigates complex usages of language at home and school in spontaneous conversation of 30 girls four years of age, their mothers, and their teachers. While significant social class differences were found, in their own milieu working-class children displayed all essential verbal cognitive skills. Findings discussed in relationship to the…

The concept of journalistic norms and recent French experience with this are reviewed. It is concluded that the press might be a reasonable arbiter between conservative institutional norms and recent rapid change in the French language. (MSE)

The author emphasizes the importance of understanding the secret mechanisms of political rhetoric and analyzes in particular the vocabulary and morpho-syntax of political language. (CFM)

It is argued that: (1) the language of teaching-effectiveness and teacher-competency research is promoting subtly a technical and political ideology; and (2) the efforts of this research activity serve to perpetuate a set of myths about the teaching experience. An alternative focus on the "unique person who teaches" is suggested for…