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Rachel Fedorchak; Vade Kamenitsa-Hale; Hunter Thompson Lockwood; Monica Macaulay – Language Documentation & Conservation, 2023
This paper provides an empirical study of word formation and lexical expansion in a set of Algonquian languages, considering 153 terms for each language. These terms range from words that predate European colonialism to more recent forms coined by English L1 speakers. We propose a classification of the methods of lexical innovation, which involves…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Language Maintenance, Language Research, Documentation
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Davis, Stephen – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2023
French immersion (FI) programs in Canada have historically served predominantly Canadian-born, English-speaking students and families in their endeavour to learn both of the country's official languages, French and English. However, FI programs are becoming increasingly culturally and linguistically diverse as a result of increased global…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multilingualism, Immersion Programs, Second Language Instruction
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Emily Prud'hommeaux; Robbie Jimerson; Richard Hatcher; Karin Michelson – Language Documentation & Conservation, 2021
Generating accurate word-level transcripts of recorded speech for language documentation is difficult and time-consuming, even for skilled speakers of the target language. Automatic speech recognition (ASR) has the potential to streamline transcription efforts for endangered language documentation, but the practical utility of ASR for this purpose…
Descriptors: Language Research, Audio Equipment, Documentation, Native Speakers
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William O'Grady; Raina Heaton; Sharon Bulalang; Jeanette King – Language Documentation & Conservation, 2021
Immersion programs have long been considered the gold standard for school-based language revitalization, but surprisingly little attention has been paid to the quantity and quality of the input that they provide to young language learners. Drawing on new data from three such programs (Kaqchikel, Western Subanon, and Maori), each with its own…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Linguistic Input, Documentation, Language Research
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Meunier, Fanny; Hendrikx, Isa; Bulon, Amélie; Van Goethem, Kristel; Naets, Hubert – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2023
Whilst the links between learner corpus research (LCR) and Second Language Acquisition (SLA) have long been debated, McEnery et al. (2019. "Corpus Linguistics, Learner Corpora, and SLA: Employing Technology to Analyze Language Use." Annual Review of Applied Linguistics 39: 74-92. doi:10.1017/S0267190519000096) claim that learner corpus…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Immersion Programs, Computational Linguistics, Content and Language Integrated Learning