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Davis, Katharine – 1990
A study investigated the acquisition of the phonemic feature/voice/ and, more specifically, voice onset time (VOT), in Hindi and English. Subjects were 20 monolingual children aged 2 to 6 from each of the 2 language groups, divided into 5 age groups, and 10 adults from each language group. Flash cards depicting minimally contrasting sets of words,…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Contrastive Linguistics, English, Hindi
Download full textBarker, Chris, Ed.; Dowty, David, Ed. – 1992
Papers from the conference on semantics and linguistic theory include the following: "Definiteness, Existentials, and the 'List' Interpretation" (Barbara Abbott); "Strong and Weak Novelty and Familiarity" (Cleo Condoravdi); "The Singular-Plural Distinction in Hindi Generics" (Veneeta Srivastav Dayal);" Adverbial…
Descriptors: Adverbs, Arabic, Grammar, Hindi
Ohala, Manjari – 1986
A discussion of two aspects of Hindi phonology, schwa deletion and vowel nasalization, compares two theories concerning the processes behind these phenomena. A non-linear analysis is compared with a more traditional, linear notation. Results indicate that in most cases, both sets of rules work equally well but in some, the linear explanation is…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Comparative Analysis, Hindi, Language Patterns
Peer reviewedBhatia, Tej K. – World Englishes, 1989
Examines a code mixed variety of English and Hindi called Filmi English, which reflects the linguistic influence of the Indian film industry. A corpus of more than 2,000 intrasentential code-mixed sentences drawn from a film magazine, "Stardust," is analyzed. (Author/OD)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Discourse Analysis, Film Industry
Peer reviewedNaval, Uday C. – World Englishes, 1989
Discusses the seed concepts constraint (SCC) principle, which suggests that the seed concepts in the intrasententially code-switched speech of the bilingual are marked in the phonetics of the first language in contradistinction to the second language. It is suggested that the SCC suffices to replace various particularistic grammatical claims…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Discourse Analysis, English
Dellinger, David W., Ed. – 1974
This volume is a collection of papers presented at the second annual meeting of the American Council of Teachers of Uncommonly-taught Asian Languages (ACTUAL) held in Boston, Massachusetts. The following papers are included: (1) "Passives as Reflections of Thought: A Case in Indonesian" by S. Dardjowidjojo, (2) "Acquainting Language…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Computational Linguistics, Conference Reports, Contrastive Linguistics
Christian, Jane M. – 1971
In India, the use of language dialect and style, like many aspects of Indian thought and life, follows a continuum from the ritually pure and worthy of respect to the ritually defiled and unworthy. In North India, according to adult informants, Hindi is spoken at school, in formal business contacts or government offices, in formal ceremonies; it…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Children, Cultural Differences
