The distinction between synchronic and diachronic linguistics is criticized on the ground that both approaches eliminate the individual from consideration and are insensitive to changes in the individual and society. (Author/RM)

Presents a general theoretical model of the psychological mechanism of effective speech to provide the basis on which experimental investigations can be conducted and practical recommendations for the field of mass communication can be carried out. (EJS)

A study is reported which was designed to investigate the views held by Egyptians of various ages and educational backgrounds toward several of the speech varieties used in the Egyptian context, and to ascertain the perceived suitability of these codes for diverse purposes within Egyptian society. (Author/RM)

This paper discusses a facet of linguistics known as socio-dialectology, whose subject matter is variation between idiolects. The relationship between sociolinguistic stratification and dialectal variation is examined. (CHK)

Discusses the labor theory of language, the comparison of language with the realm of material implements. Language is to the mind as an implement is to the hands. (TL)

The article discusses the process of uniting inherently-linguistic and extra-linguistic factors in communication, examining the reasons for paralinguistic phenomena, their nature and tasks both in oral and written communication, and the ways in which they affect the entire system of the language. (CLK)

Discusses the history, nature and current context of diglossia in Greece. (RM)

A discussion of disappearing and no longer used languages in anthropomorphic metaphors "language death" and "language suicide." Three stages in the disappearance of several specific languages are described. Ultimately, the direct cause of "language suicide" is not disappearance of rules but disappearance of speakers;…

Article also appeared in "International Journal of the Sociology of Language," n1. (DD)

Opposite views on "deficit" or "difference" in language use could be reconciled by referring to the lower working class performance as manifesting a relative deficiency in the referential function, attributable to differential learning opportunities. The effect of factors responsible for this is discussed. (Author/RM)

The new framework no longer holds valid the idea that innovations do not occur in phonology except as a by-product of standardization. New analyses are presented for language standardization. That languages are equally systematic but not equal in function is one point made. (SCC)

This article underlines the necessity of discourse analysis in a complete linguistic description, that is, the need to look at various phenomena such as social relationships as manifested in conversation, performatives, pronominalization constraints, or external factors such as the sex of the participants. A model of a method of analysis is…

This article discusses sentence structure and sentence production as an integral process that reflects the given situation as perceived by the speaker, and not merely as a grammatical combination of words. The role of predicativity in sentence production is outlined. (CLK)

This article discusses language education and the factors that need to be considered in bidialectal education programs in the West Indies such as the relationship between language and the child's natural cultural environment and the role of language in social mobility. (POP)