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Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Barbara, Ed. – 1976
Speech play reflects a degree of selectivity and creativity beyond ordinary language use. Consistent with the approach of ethnography, each culture may have its own definition of speech play. Articles collected in this volume investigate speech play as language structure--"Play Languages: Implications for (Socio) Linguistics,""Secret Play…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Interrelationships, Drama, Ethnology
Kenny, K. Dallas – 1996
A non-structural model is proposed for quantifying and analyzing the dynamics of language attrition, particularly among immigrants in a second language environment, based on examination of disfluencies (hesitations, errors, and repairs). The first chapter discusses limitations of the conventional synchronic textual approach to analyzing language…
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Language Maintenance
