A GUIDE FOR TEACHER USE WAS PREPARED FOR A SEVENTH-GRADE LANGUAGE CURRICULUM. CONTAINED IN THE GUIDE WERE BACKGROUND INFORMATION, SUGGESTIONS FOR INTRODUCING UNITS ON (1) VARIETIES OF ENGLISH, AND (2) USING THE DICTIONARY, AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY, TEACHING METHOD DESCRIPTIONS, EXERCISES, AND ANSWERS. RELATED ASSIGNMENTS IN SPEECH AND COMPOSITION…

LINGUISTIC STUDIES IN CHICAGO, DETROIT, LONDON, NEW YORK CITY, AND WASHINGTON, D.C. ARE REVIEWED. THEY SUGGEST ONE OF THE CURRENT TRENDS IN DIALECT RESEARCH--NARROW LINGUISTIC, INTERDISCIPLINARY ANALYSES OF LANGUAGE VARIATION IN CITIES. ANOTHER TREND STUDIED IS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE SPEECH OF STUDENTS IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, AND…

This report summarizes the proceedings and outcomes of a working conference of experts, scholars, and educators, held at Stanford University on February 19-20, 1976. The goal of the conference was to discuss and improve tests constructed as part of an effort to improve the teaching of children who speak one or more varieties of Black English. The…

A number of studies are reviewed for the purpose of identifying the ways in which non-content aspects of speech elicit personality impressions. (RM)

Explores the semantic distinctions and tonal behaviors of four types of "lai" in Taiwanese. It is concluded that some types cannot be fully understood without reference to the underlying structure, the surface structure being often insufficient for determining the tonal shape of the syllable in utterance. (CLK)

This study examined the reactions of eight- and nine-year-old children to "standard" and "non-standard" Black American English and investigated the extent to which such children could verbally conceptualize their attitudes using a simplified version of the Osgood semantic differential scale. Results are discussed. (SE)

Examines the color systems of various Miwok languages and attempts a reconstruction of the Proto-Miwok color system. (AM)

Variations in lexicon, phonology, morphology, and syntax of Spanish as spoken in Venezuela, Cuba, Mexico, and Castile have led to a diversity in the types of Spanish taught in Caribbean schools. The Programa Interamericano de Linguistica y Ensenanza de Idiomas is conducting a survey which will provide authoritative standards for Spanish teachers.…

The spontaneous speech of 12 Black children (18-36 months) was evaluated to identify the existence of distinctive Black English features. (Author/CL)

Describes an experimental intersession program in which American undergraduates were taught Quebec French in Quebec. (AM)

Examines and evaluates 20th-century studies in Zhunyanese linguistics, particularly work accomplished since 1955. Discussion focuses on how the studies were developed, what their current state is, and where problems are. A bibliography follows, covering only those works mentioned in the main text. (Author/KM)

Analysis and comparison of the decoding strategies of 50 Hawaiian Islands dialect speakers in grades four, five, and six showed statistically significant differences in the strategies used by average and below-average readers in each grade and across succeeding grade levels. (JM)

Theorizes that the linguistic basis for Texas Spanish comes from at least two dialectically distinct zones and attempts to discover the morphosyntactic varieties in Spanish of second and third generation bilingual speakers. (Text is in Spanish.) (NCR)

A review of recent research suggests that evidence is lacking to support the conclusion that black dialect interference is a major contributor to black children's reading problems. (MKM)

Major structural varieties of personal names as they are used in Kuwait are reviewed. Personal names are an important subclass of noun and constitute a nearly universal language of relationship. (DS)