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Nihalani, Paroo – IRAL, 1993
Arguing that the question of social acceptability of allophonic variations is not a linguistic issue, but rather an issue of social identity, the discussion considers the speech chain, language as a social activity with its "norms" for social acceptability, and the specific context where Singaporean English is a marker of social…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Foreign Countries, Phonemics, Phonology
Leitner, Gerhard – IRAL, 1982
Examines the alleged role of the BBC in the selection, codification, propagation, and acceptance process of Educated Southern English in Britain. (EKN)
Descriptors: Dialects, English, Foreign Countries, Language Attitudes
Sanchez, Karin Vilar – IRAL, 1998
Presents a sociolinguistic study of second-generation Spanish immigrants in Germany. Specific focus is on "diglossia processes," or how Spanish and German are used for different sociolinguistic situations. (Author/VL)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Diglossia, Foreign Countries, German
Hassanain, Khalid S. A. – IRAL, 1994
Examines the sociolinguistic aspects of Saudi greeting rituals, discussing the phraseology and nonverbal signals employed by greeter and greetee in various situations. Also explores the communication problems that Saudis and Americans have when communicating in each other's language and culture. (MDM)
Descriptors: Arabic, Communication Problems, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
