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Grassenger, Anneliese – IRAL, 1988
Demonstrates how native speakers of Italian and German rated the "native-speaker-likeness" of recorded speech of other native speakers of Italian and German. Findings indicate that subjects from southern Austria, whose own language norms differ from standard German, marked some German consonant realizations as non-native. (DK)
Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Comparative Analysis, Consonants, Distinctive Features (Language)
Connors, Kathleen – IRAL, 1988
Uses a quantified version of a syntactic acquisition hierarchy to compare syntactic development in second language learners to that of other components of grammar, particularly inflectional morphology. (CB)
Descriptors: Distinctive Features (Language), French, German, Italian
Kant, Julia Gibson – Foreign Lang Ann, 1970
Excerpted from a study published by the Modern Language Association of America (MLA) pursuant to a contract (No. OEC-0-8-071155-3708) with the U.S. Office of Education. (DS)
Descriptors: French, German, Italian, Language Enrollment
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Grabowski, J.; Weiss, P. – Language Sciences, 1996
Conducted a series of experiments in German, Dutch, French, Italian, and English to show that four factors systematically interact when people interpret spatial expressions: the reference object being intrinsically oriented or not; the preposition that is used; the social characteristics of the discourse situation; and the prepositional inventory…
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Contrastive Linguistics, Dutch, English
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Pienemann, Manfred – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1984
Investigates the influence of formal instruction on natural second language acquisition processes by an experiment in which investigators tried to force other than "natural" learning processes in learners' natural acquisition of a second language. The informants in the experiment were ten Italian children attending elementary school in Munich.…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Elementary Education, German, Interlanguage
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Galton, Herbert – Linguistics, 1973
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Determiners (Languages), English, French
Tedesco, Dario – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1980
Describes the problems of adjustment encountered by Italian immigrants' children in German-speaking Switzerland. Analyzes data from Swiss public schools tests and enrollment figures discussing the factors that mark large numbers of these children for the lowest occupational levels. Blames the school system's early selection practices as one…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Bilingualism, Elementary Secondary Education, German
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Nuessel, Frank – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1989
A systematic approach for introducing new teaching techniques into the second language classroom is suggested, an exemplary form for recording information on specific techniques is presented, and 10 concrete proposals for implementing innovative techniques are offered, with examples from 4 languages. (55 references) (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Enrichment Activities, French, German
Maubrey, Pierre; And Others – 1982
The articles on culture in the Northeast Conference Report are intended especially for those teaching French, German, Italian, or Spanish. Generally they provide an update in the target language about current concerns including the family, education, economics, politics, and other matters of interest to second language learners. The following…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Culture, French
Scebold, C. Edward; And Others – 1980
This report is based on a questionnaire survey directed in spring and fall 1977 to all state foreign language supervisors. In those cases where state totals were not available, questionnaires were sent directly to various school districts. An analysis of the compiled figures showed that in fall 1976, the public secondary schools (PSS) in the 7-12…
Descriptors: Enrollment, French, German, Italian
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Killinger, Loretta E., Comp. – Modern Language Journal, 1979
This article lists the doctoral degrees in foreign languages granted during the academic year 1977-78 by major field. Within each field institutions are listed alphabetically, and within each institution the candidates' names appear. The title of each thesis is followed by the thesis director's name. (CFM)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Classical Languages, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Dissertations
Cavosi, Ricciarda; Taeschner, Traute – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1987
Addresses two questions: (1) When do children who are bilingual from birth become aware that they speak two languages? and (2) What are the factors that lead to this awareness? The subjects in the study described here were Italian/German bilingual children living in the Italian region of Alto Adige. (CFM)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
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Hunt, J. Athol – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1980
Provides a survey of the linguistic, social, and educational situation created along the Swiss language frontier by the interaction between French speaking and German dialect speaking groups. Reports research data gathered on senior secondary students on the language frontier. Explains the "territorial principle" governing language use…
Descriptors: Culture Contact, French, German, Italian
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Rizzi, Luigi – Language Acquisition, 1994
Argues that root infinitives produced by Italian toddlers learning a second language are truncated structures, arising from the option of "stripping off" external clausal layers. The basic properties of the construction are shown to be amenable to the Truncation Hypothesis, in that root infinitives are incompatible with /wh/ elements,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, French, German
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Clyne, Michael – International Journal of Bilingualism, 1997
Reports on a project on trilingualism currently in progress. A brief literature review indicates the diversity of trilingualism and trilingual situations. The article then focuses on three sets of trilinguals in Melbourne, Australia, Dutch-German-English, Hungarian-German-English, and Italian-Spanish-English, and considers interlingual strategies…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Dutch, English, Foreign Countries
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