The purpose of this periodical publication is to present works in progress by students and professors (generally based on research carried out at the University of Pennsylvania) on topics ranging from speech act analysis and classroom discourse to language planning and second language acquisition. Papers in this volume include the following: "Inequality in Language: Taking for Granted" (Dell Hymes); "Standardization in Andean Languages" (Rodolfo Cerron-Palomino); "Language, Thought, and Culture: Combining Bilingual/Multicultural Education" (Tom Meyer); "Orthography in the Target Language: Does It Influence Interlanguage Phonology?" (Kira Ogorodnikova); and "Stress in Japanese English: Evidence from Native Perceptual Judgements" (Brian D. Teaman). (JL)