INFORMATION ON 633 LANGUAGE RESEARCH PROJECTS IS CONTAINED IN THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY, THE FOURTH OF A SERIES PUBLISHED BY LANGUAGE RESEARCH IN PROGRESS (LRIP). PART I COMPRISES A THESAURUS AND CATEGORY LISTING. PART II IS AN ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF INVESTIGATORS AND INSTITUTIONS. PART III IS A NUMERICAL LISTING OF PROJECTS. A FURTHER LIST OF ONGOING…

THIS DOCUMENT IS THE SIXTH REPORT IN THE LANGUAGE RESEARCH IN PROGRESS (LRIP) SERIES, AND LISTS A WIDE VARIETY OF LANGUAGE-RELATED RESEARCH PROJECTS CURRENT BETWEEN AUGUST 1967 AND MARCH 1968. RESEARCH PROJECTS TERMINATED IN THE SIX MONTHS PREVIOUS TO PUBLICATION ARE INCLUDED AS WELL. APPROXIMATELY 280 PROJECTS ARE CROSS-INDEXED BY SUBJECT,…

This article discusses the problem of the relationship between scientific theory and teaching practice, between the linguist and the language teacher. Language instruction attempts more and more to approximate the mother tongue acquisition process, but the two processes remain distinct. However, good second language pedagogy will lead to…

Describes Joan Tough's research into the uses of language by middle-class mothers and their children in English society and presents the classification system for child language developed by Tough. (DD)

Discusses the concepts of linguistic awareness and metalinguistic consciousness and their development in individuals, and shows how making a distinction between the two concepts can be useful to linguists, particularly in the areas of first and second language learning. (CFM)

The relationship between prototype meanings and frequency of use is investigated with a view to establishing a foundation for the problem of "prototype acquisition." One polysemous basic verb, "put," is used in this study of native speaker discourse, and implications for both prototype theory and the acquisition of polysemy are…

Previous research has been inconsistent in supporting any one model of idiom comprehension. This study found evidence of the effect of familiarity on reading times for sentences containing idioms, as well as new evidence that literalness affects reading times and that both familiarity and literalness exert interactive effects. (22 references)…

The relationship between second-language acquisition (SLA) and other disciplines is examined, beginning with a review of SLA studies and the broader field of applied linguistics and language pedagogy. It is argued that SLA must be recognized as a field important to linguistics, pedagogy, and psychology. (37 references) (Author/LB)

Applied linguistics, like language teaching, is in a state of disarray. It has been caught in the turmoil associated with the downfall of the theoretical model and the rise of several others. It is no longer identified solely with language teaching, but has begun to explore the solution of language problems in nonformal educational settings and…

THE FIFTH IN A SERIES OF LANGUAGE RESEARCH IN PROGRESS REPORTS, THIS ISSUE CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT ON-GOING DOCUMENTED LANGUAGE RESEARCH IN THE U.S. AND ABROAD BETWEEN JANUARY AND AUGUST, 1967. PROJECTS ARE CLASSIFIED IN THREE PARTS--(1) MAIN AND SUB-CATEGORIES OF SUBJECTS OF LANGUAGE RESEARCH, (2) AN ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF ALL RESEARCH…

An attempt at summarizing current trends and ideas in first and second language teaching methodology. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Discusses the inadequacy of structural exercises in first language instruction, and affirms the importance of oral communication in first language acquisition. (Text is in French.) (AM)