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Canadian English: Notions of Nationality and Language
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Dressman, Michael R. – College Quarterly, 2005
It has been said that the difference between a dialect and a language is that a language has an international border and a flag. But that is not entirely true. Canada has a border, a flag, and two major languages, somewhat in the fashion of Belgium. Unlike Belgium, where they call the local varieties of French and Dutch "Walloon" and…
Descriptors: Language Variation, Foreign Countries, French, Bilingualism
Borrowing and Shift-Induced Interference: Contrasting Patterns in French-Germanic Contact in Brussels and Strasbourg.
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Treffers-Daller, Jeanine – Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 1999
Tests hypotheses from the model for contact-induced language change as formulated in Thomason and Kaufman (1998) and Thomason (1998). The model correctly predicts the asymmetries between the mutual influences of the Germanic and Romance varieties in Brussels, Belgium and Strasbourg, France, making it a very powerful tool for describing the…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes, French, Language Patterns
Summary of "Borrowing and Shift-Induced Interference: Contrasting Patterns in French-Germanic Contact."
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Treffers-Daller, Jeanine – Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 1999
Summarizes a keynote address that tested hypotheses from the model for contact-induced language change as formulated in Thomason and Kaufman (1998) and Thomason (1998). The model correctly predicts the asymmetries between the mutual influences of the Germanic and Romance varieties in Brussels, Belgium and Strasbourg, France, making it a very…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes, French, Language Patterns
Peer Commentaries on "Borrowing and Shift-Induced Interference: Contrasting Patterns in French-Germanic Contact."
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Beeching, Kate; Poplack, Shana; Meechan, Marjory; Sebba, Mark; Singh, Rajendra; Stolz, Thomas; Thomason, Sarah Grey; Winford, Donald – Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 1999
Seven peer commentaries are provided in response to a paper that tested hypotheses from a model for contact-induced language change as formulated in Thomason and Kaufman (1998) and Thomason (1998). The model correctly predicts asymmetries between mutual influences of Germanic and Romance varieties in Brussels, Belgium and Strasbourg, France,…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes, French, Language Patterns
The Nuts and Bolts of Language Contact.
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Treffers-Daller, Jeanine – Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 1999
Responds to peer commentaries written in response to a paper examining the model for contact-induced language change as formulated in Thomason and Kaufman (1998) and Thomason (1998). The model correctly predicts asymmetries between mutual influences of Germanic and Romance varieties in Brussels, Belgium and Strasbourg, France, making it a very…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes, French, Language Patterns
The Concept of "French" in Foreign Language Texts.
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Wieczorek, Joseph A. – Foreign Language Annals, 1994
Suggests that linguistic and cultural aspects of francophone countries other than just France are necessary for a well-rounded perspective of French as a second language spoken over a large geographic area and by a diverse population. This study looks at 12 textbooks and additional language learning materials chosen to represent various authors,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
Le Changement linguistique: Evolution, variation, and heterogeneite. Actes du colloque de Neuchatel Universite (Neuchatel, Suisse, 2-4 Octobre 2000) (Linguistic Change: Evolution, Variation, Heterogeneity. Proceedings of the University of Neuchatel Colloquium [Neuchatel, Switzerland, October 2-4, 2000]).
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Matthey, Marinette, Ed. – Travaux Neuchatelois de Linguistique (Tranel), 2001
Articles in this issue focus on language evolution, variation, and heterogeneity. The following are English translations of the French article titles appearing in the issue: "Irregular Phonetic Development Due to Frequency; Regional Traits in Proto-Romance"; "Linguistic Evolution and Evolution of Perspective in the Comparative…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Adults, Bilingualism, Creoles
Problemes linguistiques des enfants de travailleurs migrants (Linguistic Problems of the Children of Migrant Workers).
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de Greve, Marcel, Ed.; Rosseel, Eddy, Ed. – 1977
Papers on language difficulties encountered by migrant workers' children include: "Anomie in Bicultural Education" (Hugo Baetens Beardsmore); "An Investigation into Bilingual Education for Children from Favoured Socio-Economic Backgrounds" (Hugo Baetens Beardsmore); "Orientations of Foreign Children Relating to Placement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Communication Skills, Diachronic Linguistics