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Forbes, Katie; Cordella, Marisa – IRAL, 1999
Investigated the influence of gender on certain linguistic strategies that promote camaraderie, specifically in the discourse of Chilean Spanish speakers. Gender was not found to play a completely determining role, although male and female strategy preferences were exhibited. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: College Students, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Archibald, John – IRAL, 1993
In a study of adult speakers of Spanish learning English, English and Spanish stress assignment is examined. Results are discussed in terms of the proper domain for extrametricality and the transfer of first-language extrametricality markings. (17 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Applied Linguistics, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Graham, C. Ray; Belnap, R. Kirk – IRAL, 1986
Reports a study of native Spanish speakers' acquisition of the ability to discriminate lexically in English between similar items with different characteristics. The study also examined the role of first-language interference in the process. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classification, English (Second Language), Interference (Language), Interlanguage
