Linguistic Diversity, Literacy, and Related Consequences forHuman Health and Environmetal Change

P.I.正在开发这个项目，以回应两个不相关的事件：1)最近NSF关于全球环境变化中人的层面的研究倡议，以及2)匈牙利科学院的邀请，参加即将举行的国际会议，该会议将探讨语言多样性和各种社会问题之间的关系。P.I.S 1989年9月在布达佩斯发表的论文将研究社会语言多样性和识字之间的相似之处，因为它们对应于美国、波多黎各和墨西哥的医疗保健的社会分层。P.I.计划将这项研究扩展到环境变化领域。这项研究的性质要求私家侦探出差咨询。因此，P.I.要求提供旅行资金，以及支付研究助理工资和购买一些设备的资金。

The P.I. is developing this project in response to two unrelated events: 1) recent NSF research initiatives regarding human dimensions of global environmental change, and 2) an invitation from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences to participate in a forthcoming international conference that will examine the relationship between linguistic diversity and various social problems. The P.I.'s paper in Budapest, September 1989 will examine parallels between socialinguistic diversity and literacy as they correspond to the social stratification of health care in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and Mexico. The P.I. plans to extend this research to the domain of environmental change. The nature of this research requires that the P.I. travel for consultation. The P.I., therefore, requests travel funds along with funds to pay research assistants and to purchase some equipment.