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Download full textPersons, Jan A. – 1997
Analysis of the speech of the people of Santa Maria Lachixio, a Zapotec town in Mexico shows they use a high voice to show respect toward others, and that variability in the height of pitch is unimportant. No other voice quality changes occur, such as laryngealization or breathiness. Kinship, age, and authority are important determiners of high…
Descriptors: American Indians, Foreign Countries, Interlanguage, Interpersonal Communication
Cronnell, Bruce, Ed. – 1981
The conference reported here addressed the differences in learning writing among students who do not speak standard American English. In "Introduction to Black English," Robert Berdan notes the variability of Black dialect. Maryellen Garcia discusses the range of language abilities inherent in "Spanish-English Bilingualism in the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingualism, Black Dialects, Blacks
Valencia, Atilano A., Ed. – 1974
One in a series on cultural pluralism and multicultural education, this collection of 10 brief articles focuses on bilingual education with much of the material specific to Spanish-English programs. Dennis Wilson discusses Indian self determination and the task of preserving Indian culture while solving contemporary Indian problems. Lorenzo…
Descriptors: American Indians, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students
