This paper explores how one facet of the process by which ideology about linguistic variation originates and circulates. It analyzes an archive consisting of newspaper articles from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, about Pittsburgh speech, the earliest of which is from 1910. The articles began appearing regularly during the 1950s-60s. First, the paper…

This sociolinguistic study investigated the hypothesis that the Indonesian language (IL) is encroaching upon Banjarese Malay (BM), focusing on the fact that these two related languages form a diglossic situation, whereby IL performs the high function and BM performs the low function. Surveys of Banjarese people collected demographic data and…

Following Roman Jakobson, this article attempts to outline the affinity between linguistic change induced by language contact and conflict, and the poetic function of language. This phenomenon can be observed by studying the discourses of trilingual speakers in the Aosta Valley in Northern Italy. The problematic position of French is reflected and…

Interns at The University of Tampa investigate how perceptions of dialect and regionalism may impact the learning environment and more precisely, the learner. Regionalism is defined as a belief that one's region of origin is a primary determinant of the quality of one's standards of living, social forms, customary beliefs, levels of…

The literary anthology is intended for non-native speakers of English, including stories written in regional and social dialects to give readers an appreciation of how images and meaning can be conveyed effectively through non-standard forms of the language. Linguistic and cultural notes are provided to make the language more accessible to…

A study examined the shift from standard spoken Japanese to dialect and compared it to the shift from formal to informal forms, within the context of several theories of code-switching and style-shifting. A five-minute segment was taken from a 30-minute conversation between three female native Japanese-speakers, all familiar with the Osaka…

Discusses the importance of dialect instruction along with materials and programs for teacher preparation. (RB)

Explores the history of the study of Black English and the history of researchers' and teachers' attitudes towards Black English and its study. (RB)

Paper presented at the U.S.A.-Japan Computer Conference, Tokyo, Japan, October 1972. (DD)

Paper delivered in a slightly different English version, Graphic and Phonemic Coalescence in Old High German'' at the Annual Meeting of the Modern Language Association of America, Chicago, Illinois, December 1967; present article is part of Lexicography and Dialect Geography, Festgabe for Hans Kurath''. (DD)

Revised version of a paper which appeared in the University of Hawaii Working Papers in Linguistics, v2 n9 Dec 1970; research supported by a grant from the Tri-Institutional Pacific Program, sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, N.Y. (DD)

Research supported by the Ford Foundation and the American Association of University Women. (DD)