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Le Page, R. B. – 1988
A discussion on the nature of language argues the following: (1) the concept of a closed and finite rule system is inadequate for the description of natural languages; (2) as a consequence, the writing of variable rules to modify such rule systems so as to accommodate the properties of natural language is inappropriate; (3) the concept of such…
Descriptors: Creoles, Descriptive Linguistics, Foreign Countries, French
Download full textSesep, N'Sial Bal-Nsien – 1990
A study explored, from a sociolinguistic perspective, the phenomenon of indoubill, patterns and usage of a special variety of Lingala, among a group of delinquent urban youth in Kinshasa (Zaire). It is proposed that: (1) at a particular moment in its social history, the community experienced sociocultural change that brought with it a special…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Diachronic Linguistics, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations
Irvine, Judith T. – 1978
This paper considers a distinction frequently used in sociolinguistics and ethnography of speaking to describe speech events: their formality or informality. Three principle meanings of "formality" found in the literature concern whether the formality relates to properties of a communicative code, properties of the social setting in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Discourse Analysis, Ethnography
Genishi, Celia – 1977
This observational study examined code switching, the alternation of language or dialects to convey social meaning, in 6-year-old Spanish-English bilinguals. Specifically, the study attempted to determine which of the five variables were associated with code switches: physical setting; type of activity; characteristics of the addressee (age,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Bilingual Students, Code Switching (Language), Elementary Education
PDF pending restorationAfendras, Evangelos A. – 1969
Language contact and the resulting interference has long been diagnosed as one of the primary forces behind language change. In cases of multilingual contact within geographically restricted areas, converging changes of the languages in contact have been uncovered and described. The geographic areas characterized by such linguistic situations came…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Dialect Studies, Dialects, Ethnology
STOLZ, WALTER S.; AND OTHERS – 1967
IT HAS BEEN HYPOTHESIZED THAT THE ADOPTION OF THE LINGUISTIC CHARACTERISTICS OF A SUBCULTURE OTHER THAN A CHILD'S OWN IS A VALID INDICATION OF THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE CHILD HAS BECOME SOCIALIZED INTO THAT SUBCULTURE. TO EXAMINE THIS HYPOTHESIS, RESEARCH WAS CONDUCTED (1) TO EXPLORE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LINGUISTIC HABITS AND ATTITUDE…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Disadvantaged, Language Patterns, Middle Class Culture
Polanyi, Livia – 1977
Several types of narrative errors are discussed that were found in the course of an analysis of stories collected in casual settings from a number of American speakers in undirected conversation. The approach to the question of error correction is sociocultural; the emphasis is on the motivation for the error correction. This paper explores the…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Error Analysis (Language), Language Patterns, Language Research
Kay, Paul – 1975
This volume is based on field work conducted in 1960 in Papeete and in a rural district of Tahiti, under the guidance of Douglas Oliver. Section two, which is based on a Ph.D. thesis (Kay 1963), develops the hypothesis that Tahitian words for social classification and the common French translations are semantically equivalent for most native…
Descriptors: Anthropological Linguistics, Ethnology, Folk Culture, French
PDF pending restorationMiran, M. Alam – 1975
Forms of address in Afghan society reflect the relationships between the speakers as well as the society's structure. In Afghan Persian, or Dari, first, second, and last names have different semantic dimensions. Boys' first names usually consist of two parts or morphemes, of which one may be part of the father's name. Girls' names usually consist…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Family Relationship, Interaction Process Analysis, Language Patterns
DeFrancis, John – 1975
Because of the language changes that have taken place in the People's Republic of China since 1949, Chinese can be seen as a language divided between the pre-1949 varieties and the post-1949 ones. What is taught in the United States does not reflect the current Chinese situation, partly because most of the native language teachers in the United…
Descriptors: Chinese, Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Awareness, Instructional Materials
Blaubergs, Maija S. – 1975
In this paper, the structure and the use of language are postulated as socializing agents influencing sex-role learning in three major ways: (1) sex differences occur in language use and parallel sex-role stereotypes; (2) the language that is addressed to children is usually the language of socialization which instructs the child what to do,…
Descriptors: Child Language, Language Patterns, Language Usage, Role Perception
Pickett, Penelope O., Comp. – 1975
This annotated bibliography of recent studies on language variation presents abstracts which appeared in "Resources in Education" during the period September 1973 through December 1974. They include entries from several of the ERIC clearinghouses: Adult Education, Reading and Communication Skills, Languages and Linguistics, Early…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annotated Bibliographies, Dialect Studies, Ethnic Groups
Elias-Olivares, Lucia – 1976
The linguistic varieties in use in the Chicano speech community of East Austin (Texas) and the attitudes toward them were studied. Data were collected from field work done in a section of Austin that comprised over half of the Chicano population. The section was a practically segregated urban neighborhood and somewhat isolated from other ethnic…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Bilingualism, English (Second Language), Language Patterns
Edelman, Murray Jacob – 1974
Linguistic cues evoke prestructured beliefs in people's minds regarding the nature and causes of public problems. Political language can shape people's opinions and thereby shape events. There appear to be two beliefs or myths that people use to explain social problems: the first sees the sufferer as responsible for his own plight in a basically…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Cognitive Processes, Figurative Language, Language Patterns
Chiu, Rosaline K. – 1973
In the last 15 years much attention has been devoted to the identification and description of varieties (register and style) of language within the same speech community. The Research Section, Directorate of Studies, Staff Development Branch, Public Service Commission of Canada carried out three TESL-oriented linguistic studies on the…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, English (Second Language), Government Employees, Language Patterns
