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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Language--Social aspects."”.
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Bwana asifiwe in the USA : language and identity in East African Christian fellowships in the United States
… investigates the linguistic repertoires and language attitudes of transnational populations from Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, who have established Kiswahili-language churches and Christian fellowships across the United States. Data was collected over a two-year period at national East African …
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Wenglish, the dialect of the south Wales valleys, as a medium for narrative and performance
… on English in South Wales and approaches to language in use. In Part Two the results of textual and discourse analysis of twenty-five texts (nine literary and seven formal performance excerpts and nine personal narratives) are presented. In Part Three insights arising from analysis are …
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Afrikaans in democratic South Africa :a survey of scholary contributions and tendentious reporting regarding the status of Afrikaans and the other official languages of South Africa
… study I looked at the issue of the Afrikaans language, which is most often approached from a position of strong vested interest, either in support or against it. This study was intended as an intellectual response to an intensely debated issue. It is a survey of scholarly and tendentious …
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Ucwaningo olunzulu ngeqhaza elibanjwe ukulwa nezimpi ekukhulisweni kolimi lwesiZulu
Lona ngumsebenzi wocwaningo ohlelwe ngokwezahluko eziyisithupha. Leso naleso sahluko sizinze emgomeni munye ogqamile ngeqhaza elibanjwe ukulwa nezimpi ekukhuliseni ulimi IwesiZulu. Isahluko sokuqala sethula zocwaningo, ukuveza inkinga, kanye nomdiyo wocwaningo. ucwaningo jikelele ngokuxwaningisisa …
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Pastoral perceptions of church ministry functions in Canadian Chinese churches
… the respondents perceived tension between language groups in the Canadian Chinese churches. The issue between the Chinese (both Cantonese and Mandarin) and English-speaking congregations has long been discussed among the Canadian Chinese churches. Among the differences, language barriers …
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Enunciative identity in elementary English as a foreign language
… and issues of identity transformation in the language-learning process. Then it addresses the concept of enunciation as a way to facilitate English learners to establish their confidence in, and ownership of, the target language. This project is designed not only for discussing issues of …
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Enunciative identity in elementary English as a foreign language
… and issues of identity transformation in the language-learning process. Then it addresses the concept of enunciation as a way to facilitate English learners to establish their confidence in, and ownership of, the target language. This project is designed not only for discussing issues of …
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A test of the effects of linguistic stereotypes in children's animated film: A language attitude study.
… movie watching habits, and exposure to foreign languages. Results indicate: (1) MUSE ranks higher and AAVE lower than other speakers, (2) jobs/life positions do not correlate with animated films, (3) movie watching habits correlate with AAVE, French, and British ratings, (4) foreign language …
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Chinese and Australian conversational styles: A comparative sociolinguistic study of overlap and listener response
… listener response in conversations of the two languages. The study is based upon the theoretical premise of interactional sociolinguistics that different cultural groups may have different rules for participation and interpretation of conversation and that conflicts related to these rules are a …