A survey examining the effect of sex, age and social class on the development of the speech habits of children of elementary school age in Germany. (Text is in German.) (TL)

It is asserted that before the end of the century there probably will be more black people who speak the English tongue as their native language than there will be British people. This use of a white language with its color prejudices and residual racisms is discussed in terms of the psychological identity strains it can create for black men,…

The presence of many languages in contemporary societies and classrooms presents many challenges for the practice of research and the organisation of research communities Some languages appear to be more visible or valuable than others. English, in particular, is more visible in published research than other languages This article seeks to…

Sociolinguistics is a multidisciplinary field that studies language in temporal and spatial contexts, and observes language functions, identity and design, and considers the process of language learning and social controls on language. (CK)

Discussing the evolving conception of literacy, this digest provides a current review of material in the ERIC database on the multiplicities of literacies. The digest includes sections on the broadening scope of literacy, acquisition of literacies, defining literacy, and expanding the domain of literacy. (RS)

This report argues that there exists a pervasive tendency for analogies to contribute to the development of entrenched misconceptions in the form of reducing complex new knowledge to the core of a source analogy. The report presents a taxonomy of ways that simple analogy induces conceptual error and an alternative approach involving integrated…

A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED AMONG FIELD AND COMPANY GRADE U.S. ARMY OFFICERS WHO HAD SERVED TOURS OF DUTY IN SOUTH VIETNAM AND RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES BETWEEN 1960 AND 1962. DATA WERE COLLECTED ON THE BASIS OF 97 RETURNED QUESTIONNAIRES (OUT OF 129). THE AIM OF THE SURVEY WAS TO CONTRIBUTE TO A PROJECT TO DEVELOP A SHORT VIETNAMESE…

The papers in this document were delivered by scholars from the United States and Canada at the ninth annual Conference on Bengal Studies in 1973. The first two papers discuss the accommodation of Indian literary forms and views of life in the Bengali novel, a foreign literary form adopted in India only in the last century and a half. The third…

This paper attempts to define the terms "vague" and "ambiguous" and then argues that the problem of doublespeak revolves around the deliberate use of ambiguity, not vagueness. Through several situational examples, doublespeak is defended as a sometimes useful tactic in order to stimulate and encourage open inquiry and…

Contends that a single television production from one centralized source exposes children to largely standardized cultural material and is therefore a potential massive cultural assault with incalculable consequences. (MH)

Describes the Nigerian (Yoruba) storytelling tradition and the techniques employed to perpetuate it in the home and in the school. (DD)

Identifies three dominant instructional models that deny the legitimacy of minority dialects and illustrates how none of these models are affirmative of a student's rights to his or her own language. (MH)

The potential contribution of linguistics to the cause of bilingual-bicultural education is of profound importance, and the utilization of linguistic knowledge and research is critical if bilingual programs are to be of the quality needed to achieve their goals. (Author/NQ)