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Coggshall, Elizabeth Learn – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The study of short-"a" (e.g., the vowel in words such as "bat," "bad," "bang," "ban") in New York City English (NYCE) has a long history, and with many different descriptions of this complex system (e.g., Babbitt 1896; Trager 1930; Labov 1966/2006; Cohen 1970; Labov 2007). It is complex due to the…
Descriptors: Phonology, Language Variation, North American English, Grammar
Bailon, Angelica Mae Andaya – ProQuest LLC, 2012
At more than three million, Filipina/o Americans are one of the largest ethnic minority groups in the United States. Yet, few studies have focused on the experiences of Filipina/o Americans in institutions of U.S. higher education. Given the increasing disparity in degree achievement between first and second generation Filipina/o Americans, this…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Filipino Americans, Qualitative Research, Barriers