Surf these sites: Attitudes toward Nonstandard Language in the Classroom -- A slide show which compares the attitudes toward non-standard language of teachers and students in a German-speaking school to those in an American school. LSA Fields of Linguistics - Sociolinguistics -- A brief introduction to the field by Walt Wolfram of North Carolina State University. Language Futures Europe -- Links to sites about multilingualism, language policy and the dominance of English in Europe. Language Policy Web Site -- An exchange of news and views on English Only legislation, bilingual education, endangered languages and related issues of U.S. language policy. Minority Sociolinguistics in Europe: The Occitan Language vs. the French State -- A masters'' thesis about minority language and diglossia. Social Factors -- When two people speak with one another, there is always more going on than just conveying a message. The language used by the participants is always influenced by a number of social factors which define the relationship between the participants. Sociolinguistics - Concept of ''Language'' -- Need language be seen as a continuum of different accents, or as a fixed structure of rules? Undergraduate essay. Sociolinguistics I -- How language and society interrelate through the observation of the use of language in everyday life. Sociolinguistics Quizzes -- Questions to assess your comprehension of the various principles of sociolinguistics. Includes a reading list. Surveying Attitudes Towards the Navajo Tribe''s Language and Culture Initiative -- Describes the results of a survey of attitudes about the implementation of the Navajo Tribe''s mandate to teach Navajo language and culture in all schools in the Navajo Nation.
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