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Laird, Charlton – English Journal, 1970
Advocates the teaching of etymology and increased emphasis on vocabulary instruction by English teachers. (RD)
Descriptors: English, English Instruction, Etymology, Language Classification
Arnett, John – Adults Learning (England), 1992
It may be better to regard what are now considered dialects, such as Caribbean Creole, as languages related to English rather than forms of English. This altered context would recognize cultural identity and shift programing emphasis from literacy to English for speakers of other languages. (SK)
Descriptors: Creoles, English, Foreign Countries, Language Classification
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Nuessel, Frank – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1993
The typology of planned languages, the number of such linguistic projects, and the most commonly used morphemes for these created languages are discussed. A total of 11 morpheme types are identified. (14 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Language Classification, Language Planning, Language Typology
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Bragdon, Ida Brownlee – Journal of Negro Education, 1974
A discussion and clarification of various forms and levels of Black English is provided together with a conjugation of the verb "to be" outlining the levels of meanings as used by most divergent black speakers. (EH)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Studies, Language Classification, Language Patterns
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Bhat, D. N. S. – Language Sciences, 1975
The comparative method is not a single method of reconstruction but a complex set of procedures based on different assumptions and hypotheses about language change. The paper examines sound-meaning relationships, traditions, phonetic distinctions and the sets of oppositions, & regularity and irreversibility of phonetic change in the discussion.…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Language Classification, Language Typology
Chang, Lawrence A.; And Others – 1983
This handbook is directed toward those who have to deal with spoken mathematics, yet have insufficient background to know the correct verbal expression for the written symbolic one. It compiles consistent and well-defined ways of uttering mathematical expressions so listeners will receive clear, unambiguous, and well-pronounced representations.…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Language Classification, Language Proficiency, Language Standardization
Okamoto, Tomonori – 1974
This paper is a study of the subclassification of English verbs in generative grammar. It is intended to discuss the subclassification of English verbs in terms of complement types and to investigate the problem of nonlocalization in complement constructions. Some verbs permit a "whether"-complement or a "that"-complement if…
Descriptors: English, Generative Grammar, Language Classification, Linguistic Theory
Zisa, Charles A. – 1970
This document discusses problems and methods of language classification, especially with regard to questions of information storage and retrieval in connection with an information network for the language sciences such as that envisioned by the LINCS (Language Information Network and Clearinghouse System) Project at the Center for Applied…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Indexing, Information Retrieval, Information Sources
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Becker, Alton L. – Linguistics, 1975
The Burmese classifier system is coherent because it is based upon a single elementary semantic dimension: deixis. On that dimension, four distances are distinguished, distances which metaphorically substitute for other conceptual relations between people and other living beings, people and things, and people and concepts. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Burmese, Burmese Culture, Classification, Cultural Influences
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Krupa, Viktor – Asian and African Studies, 1971
Descriptors: Distinctive Features (Language), Language Classification, Language Research, Language Typology
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Lehfeldt, W. – Phonetica, 1973
Descriptors: Charts, Consonants, Contrastive Linguistics, Distinctive Features (Language)
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Leeming, H. – Slavonic and East European Review, 1973
Discusses Polish influences in East Slavonic and presents results of personal research into the vocabulary of pre-Petrine Russian sources with comments on Ukrainian and Byelorussian as intermediaries in the transmission of Latin words via Polish to Russian; paper presented at the 7th International Congress of Slavists, Warsaw, Poland, August 1973.…
Descriptors: Language Classification, Language Patterns, Language Research, Language Usage
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Hudson, R. A. – Journal of Linguistics, 1973
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Descriptive Linguistics, Intonation, Language Classification
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Moore, Jill – Comparative Education, 1972
In order to correlate the two it is proposed to examine both the kinds of contribution that sociolinguistics might make in the study of comparative education, and the light comparative studies in education might throw on apparent anomalies in sociolinguistics research. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Correlation, Language Classification
Davies, Alan – Educ Rev, 1969
People tend to tailor their language to fit a particular situation. A person's choice of words in describing a burglary might be innovative. Similarly, an adult conversing with a child might alter his vocabulary to communicate his thoughts. (CK)
Descriptors: Language Classification, Language Role, Language Styles, Language Typology
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