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Peer reviewedWinford, Donald – Language Variation and Change, 1992
The marking of past temporal reference in Black English Vernacular (BEV) and Trinidadian English is compared. Similarities in the patterns of variation according to verb type and phonological conditioning suggest that past marking in contemporary BEV preserves traces of an earlier shift from a creole pattern to one approximating the Standard…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Contrastive Linguistics, Creoles, English
Peer reviewedJones, Kimberly – Language in Society, 1992
In a comparison of men's and women's use of directives at a dance group meeting, little difference was found in the frequency with which they direct others, the targets of their directives, or the types of directives used. Directive usage cannot be adequately understood without considering the specific contexts in which the directives occur. (48…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Context, Language Patterns, Language Usage
Peer reviewedAnton, Marta M. – Hispania, 1998
A sociolinguistic analysis of pronunciation patterns of postnuclear occlusive consonants in northern peninsular Spanish resulted in (1) understanding of the vitality of the use of distinct allophonic variations; (2) characterization of sociolinguistic usage tendencies in relation to speakers' demographic characteristics; and (3) identification of…
Descriptors: Consonants, Descriptive Linguistics, Foreign Countries, Language Patterns
Peer reviewedKhubchandani, Lachman M. – Language Sciences, 1974
Sociolinguistic patterns of India are discussed. (LG)
Descriptors: Demography, Language Patterns, Language Planning, Language Role
Silverman, Stuart H. – Mod Lang J, 1969
Descriptors: Bilingualism, English (Second Language), Language Patterns, Language Research
Silverman, Stuart – Mod Lang J, 1969
Descriptors: Intonation, Language Patterns, Language Research, Measurement
Peer reviewedHartig, Matthias – Linguistics, 1976
This paper examines language variation in terms of overdetermination and underdetermination of structural information as related to grammatical rules and the structure of social behavior. (CLK)
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Patterns, Language Usage, Language Variation
Peer reviewedEdelsky, Carole – Language Arts, 1976
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Educational Research, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedYamamoto, Akira Y. – Anthropological Linguistics, 1977
Presents a case study in which the use of intricate varieties of levels of honorifics in Japanese is more complicated than traditional sociolinguistics has shown. The buraku (Japanese barrio) treated here is situated in the west part of Honshu, Japan, and consists of 13 households. (CHK)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Japanese, Language Patterns, Language Research
Peer reviewedBourdieu, Pierre – Langue Francaise, 1977
A sociological critique of language which substitutes the notion of acceptability for grammaticallity; the analogy of symbolic force for communication; the question of the value and power of discourse for meaning; and "symbolic capital," inseparable from the social position of the interlocuter, for purely linguistic competence. (Text is in…
Descriptors: Language, Language Patterns, Language Role, Linguistic Theory
Peer reviewedWierzbicka, Anna – Language in Society, 1986
Direct links between Australian English and the Australian culture are drawn. The author proposes ways in which a linguistically precise and culturally revealing study of linguistic phenomena such as expressive derivation, illocutionary devices, and speech act verbs are related to Australian society, history, culture, and "national…
Descriptors: Anthropological Linguistics, Cultural Influences, English, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedGenishi, Celia – Language Arts, 1984
Presents a variety of social contexts for verbal interaction between adult and child and between children. Discusses the variations in interaction caused by different contexts, as well as features that are consistent across contexts. (HTH)
Descriptors: Child Language, Elementary Education, Interaction, Interpersonal Communication
Download full textLiu, Yu-zhen – 2001
Everyone has a name. Names are more than a symbol or label. The culture of a people finds expression in the language they employ. When personal names are studied historically, philosophically, etymologically, and psychologically the reflection of the social and natural environment can be perceived. This paper focuses on the analysis of the…
Descriptors: Chinese, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Education, Cultural Influences
Peer reviewedHofmann, Dietrich – Zeitschrift fur Dialektologie und Linguistik, 1973
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Form Classes (Languages), Induction, Language Patterns
Pollak, Wolfgang – Linguistik und Didaktik, 1973
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Language Instruction, Language Patterns, Native Speakers
