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Peer reviewedTarone, Elaine – Language Learning, 1979
Explores the validity of Labov's (1969) "Observer Paradox," and the five axioms describing the problems involved in linguistic research, for interlanguage research. Methodological remedies are suggested. (AM)
Descriptors: Interlanguage, Language Research, Language Styles, Learning Theories
Peer reviewedArthur, Bradford – Language Learning, 1971
Originally appeared in Workpapers: Teaching English as a Second Language," Volume 5 (June 1971), Department of English, University of California, Los Angeles, California. (VM)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Educational Policy, Language Styles, North American English
Peer reviewedRichards, Jack C. – Language Learning, 1979
Describes the processes by which distinctive varieties of English develop in areas where English functions as a second language. The distinctions between rhetorical and communicative norms for speech events in these varieties are discussed. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Dialect Studies, English, Language Styles
