Discusses ethnic-social variation in American Sign Language among black signers in Georgia. Some of the lexical and formational (phonological) variation observed in old and young signers is discussed. (Author/RM)

As custodians of the past, teachers have an obligation to teach edited American English. (DD)

In historical linguistics, variation functions as an indicator of historical evolution. The set of Proto-Bantu reconstructions contains multiple slightly divergent forms or meanings that supposedly have a common origin based on their strong resemblance, but which cannot be directly connected by means of established Bantu phonological shifts or…

This paper discusses research on the English of Mexican Americans, arguing that in focusing primarily on description of vernacular Chicano English, the literature describing English spoken by Mexican Americans presents an incomplete picture of the complexity of their linguistic situation. Researchers may lose sight of the range of linguistic…

Sociolinguistic research on varieties of language and language variation, along with the necessity for meeting "equivalence" in terms of the appropriateness of the variety to the context have been well recognized in the formulation of a translation theory. However, the treatment of variation has always been restricted to dialect and has not…

Part of Lexicography and Dialect Geography, Festgabe for Hans Kurath''. (DD)

First of a series of selected bibliographies. (DD)

Author's students prepared a dictionary of slang. (SP)

Discussed are effects of linguistic conflicts between teachers' or clinicians' use of standard English and students' use of nonstandard English. Use of auditory contrastive analyses is suggested for development of better communication and reduction of the cultural/linguistic barrier. (KW)