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DeVere, Louise A. – 1971
It is the intent of this Master's Thesis to describe the nonstandard morphology and syntax of a representative sample of children in the Norfolk City schools. The description is organized according to the linguistic patterning of nonstandard English features and their social and ethnic distribution. The speech of both white and Negro children is…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Black Dialects, Educationally Disadvantaged, Ethnic Distribution
Gutierrez-Rexach, Javier, Ed.; Martinez-Gil, Fernando, Ed. – 1999
Papers from the 1998 Hispanic Linguistics Symposium include: "Patterns of Gender Agreement in the Speech of Second Language Learners"; "'Nomas' in Mexican American Dialect"; "Parsing Spanish 'solo'"; "On Levels of Processing and Levels of Comprehension"; "The Role of Attention in Second/Foreign Language Classroom Research: Methodological Issues";…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Diachronic Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns
Lantolf, James P., Ed.; Appel, Gabriela, Ed. – 1996
The collection of essays on aspects of Vygotskian theory focuses on the theory's application to research on second language learning. Articles include: "Theoretical Framework: An Introduction to Vygotskian Perspectives on Second Language Research" (James P. Lantolf, Gabriela Appel); Collective Scaffolding in Second Language…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Difficulty Level, Educational Objectives, English (Second Language)
Gass, Susan M., Ed.; Neu, Joyce, Ed. – 1995
Articles on speech acts and intercultural communication include: "Investigating the Production of Speech Act Sets" (Andrew Cohen); "Non-Native Refusals: A Methodological Perspective" (Noel Houck, Susan M. Gass); "Natural Speech Act Data versus Written Questionnaire Data: How Data Collection Method Affects Speech Act…
Descriptors: Advertising, Arabic, Contrastive Linguistics, Discourse Analysis
Download full textClark, Eve V., Ed.; And Others – 1989
Papers in this volume include the following: "The Structural Sources of Verb Meaning" (Lila R. Gleitman); "Acquisition of Noun Incorporation in Inuktitut" (Shanley Allen, Martha Crago); "Why Do Children Omit Subjects?" (Paul Bloom); "Acquiring Language in a Creole Setting: Theoretical and Methodological…
Descriptors: Adverbs, American Sign Language, Child Language, Chinese
Clark, John L. D. – 1971
The relationship of the foreign language teacher and the researcher is explored in this report which focuses predominately on three main aspects: (1) locating research, (2) evaluating research, and (3) conducting research. An overview of the role of the teacher as potential researcher introduces the principal sections. Distinctions between…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Research, Educational Researchers, Evaluation Criteria
Bonch-Bruevich, Xenia, Ed.; Crawford, William J., Ed.; Hellermann, John, Ed.; Higgins, Christina, Ed.; Nguyen, Hanh, Ed. – 2001
This book presents 16 peer-reviewed papers from a 2000 conference on second language research. Part 1, "Formal Investigations of SLA," includes "L2 Acquisition of English Liquids: Evidence for Production Independent from Perception" (Laura Catharine Smith); "Is L2 Learning the Same as L1 Learning? Learning L2 Phonology in…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cognitive Psychology, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Williamson, Robert C. – 1991
This monograph on minority languages and bilingualism focuses on seven minority languages in different parts of the world, looking at their history and current status, including patterns of usage among samples of their speakers. The first two chapters discuss several issues regarding diglossia and bilingualism, language patterns within societies,…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Case Studies, Cultural Context, Diachronic Linguistics
Dickerson, Wayne B., Ed.; And Others – Issues and Development in English and Applied Linguistics (IDEAL), 1987
Articles in this annual serial include the following: "Four decades with the Computer" (Winfred P. Lehmann); "The Uses of the Personal Computer in the Humanities" (James W. Marchand); "Digging in the Dictionary: Building a Relational Lexicon To Support Natural Language Processing Applications" (Martha Evans, Judith…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers
Lofstrom, Jonas – 1982
Sociolinguistic Studies in a Data Base of Spoken Swedish (Sprakdata) is a project to describe the language from a semantic-communicative point of view. The purposes are to (1) investigate the possibility of grouping informants based on results of a semantic-communicative analysis of recorded spoken language and (2) examine possible…
Descriptors: Classification, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Oriented Programs, Correlation
Underwood, Gary N. – 1973
What has been labelled mainstream dialectology has been criticized soundly on theoretical grounds, yet mainstream dialectologists have responded with the assertion that their critics have not been intimately familiar with dialect methodology and are therefore not qualified to criticize. Claiming that while theoretical issues are far from being…
Descriptors: Atlases, Dialect Studies, Geographic Distribution, Language Classification
Reichler-Beguelin, Marie-Jose, Ed. – Travaux Neuchatelois de Linguistique (TRANEL), 1993
Papers from the conference on linguistic anomaly include: "La definition interactive de la deviance en situation exolingue et bilingue" ("The Interactive Definition of Deviation in Exolinguistic and Bilingual Situations") (Bernard Py); "La negociation ratee: pratiques sociales et methodes interactives du traitement de la…
Descriptors: Expert Systems, Foreign Countries, French, French Literature
Dechesne, Marti A. – 1998
A literature review, undertaken in preparation for a study of French regional needs for workforce English language instruction at the college level, covers research on this topic in areas of France and other non-English-speaking countries, student perspectives on language needs and motivation for learning English, linguistic issues in addressing…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, English (Second Language)
de Bot, Kees, Ed.; And Others – 1991
Papers from a conference on empirical research on foreign language instruction in Europe and the United States include: "Foreign Language Instruction and Second Language Acquisition Research in the United States" (Charles A. Fergurson, Thom Huebner); "Empirical Foreign Language Research in Europe" (Theo van Els, Kees de Bot,…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Comparative Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cultural Education
Hardman, Joel, Ed.; And Others – 1990
The working papers contained in this volume include the following: "Intercultural Communication and the Analysis of Conversation" (Nessa Wolfson); "Methods of Inquiry into Cultural Expression in Speech Behavior" (Ruth Benander); "'I Really Like Your Lifestyle': ESL Learners Learning How to Compliment" (Kristine…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Cultural Traits, Discourse Analysis, Educational Strategies
