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Baird, A. J. – 1973
This paper focuses on British English. Such rules as might be devised for specification of segment length would have to take into account, among other factors, the lenis/fortis nature of the segments at syllable margins, degree of stress, the relation between a given syllable and others in the same rhythm group, the same relations within the word,…
Descriptors: Acoustic Phonetics, Articulation (Speech), Auditory Discrimination, Comparative Analysis
Rodriguez-Brown, Flora V.; And Others – 1976
Designed by the Ilinois Bilingual Evaluation Center as a pilot project, the purpose of this study was to explore the process or nature of events in a bilingual classroom and to investigate the feasibility of using observational techniques to examine this process in an evaluation context. The subjects for the study were three children of Spanish…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teachers, Case Studies
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Ogbu, John U. – Urban Review, 1995
Discusses how culture affects minority school adjustment and academic performance and its influence on social mobility. The author proposes the use of a cultural frame of reference as a new level for analysis of the cultural problems that confront minority students at school. (GR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Cultural Pluralism
Anderson, Johnny R. – 1987
A guide to English pronunciation instruction for native Spanish speakers uses eight basic steps to find and use appropriate techniques to address a specific phonological problem. The steps are (1) calling the student's attention to the learning point; (2) focusing attention on the problem area; (3) sharpening student recognition of the sound in…
Descriptors: Acoustic Phonetics, Articulation (Speech), Bilingual Education, Classroom Techniques
LABOV, WILLIAM – 1966
THE WORK PRESENTED IN THIS STUDY IS AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF LANGUAGE. THE COMPLEXITY OF THE ENGLISH DIALECT SPOKEN IN NEW YORK CITY PARALLELS THE COMPLEXITY OF THE CITY'S CHANGING SOCIAL STRUCTURE. DATA GATHERED FROM THE LARGER SPEECH COMMUNITY SHOW THAT THE VARIATION IN INDIVIDUAL SPEECH PATTERNS IS REFLECTED IN A HIGHLY…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Descriptive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Dialect Studies
Wolfson, Nessa; Manes, Joan – 1979
The factors that are involved in the choice of address to women as compared to men by speakers of American English were investigated in public interactions regarding provision of a service. In addition to proper names, there are two major types of address forms in general usage: the traditional respect forms, such as "ma'am" and "sir," and the…
Descriptors: Females, Interaction Process Analysis, Language Research, Language Role
Marckwardt, Albert H.; Quirk, Randolph – 1964
This transcription of radio conversations on the English language between Albert H. Marckwardt and Randolph Quirk, jointly produced by The British Broadcasting Corporation and The Voice of America, indicates that American and British English have never been so different as people have imagined and that the dominant tendency has been toward…
Descriptors: Cultural Exchange, Cultural Influences, Diachronic Linguistics, Dialects
Bryden, James D. – 1968
The purpose of this study was to specify variables which function significantly in the racial identification and speech quality rating of Negro and white speakers by Negro and white listeners. Ninety-one adults served as subjects for the speech task; 86 of these subjects, 43 Negro and 43 white, provided the listener responses. Subjects were chosen…
Descriptors: Acoustic Phonetics, Acoustics, Articulation (Speech), Auditory Perception
Rutherford, William E. – 1973
Most of what has been taught in the language classroom for a long while has been generally a reflection of the particular concept of language popular among linguistics at the time, but recently this trend has begun to break down. Recent texts are starting to be organized according to considerations besides linguistic criteria, for example,…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Communication (Thought Transfer), English (Second Language), Language Instruction
Helms, Anne – 1978
Cultural differences between Arabs and Americans may cause misunderstandings when Arab students come to study in American universities. As part of the author's plan to write a guidebook for Arab students who are new to American university life, this paper presents preliminary analysis of differences in the two cultures. The author hopes her…
Descriptors: Arabs, Behavior, College Students, Communication Problems
Haase, Mary – 1969
This report presents a synthesis of John Dewey's concepts of man-to-man speech-communication located in numerous speeches and in other relevant Dewey writings. The communication theories are formulated in a verbal model and related to college level speech-communication education. Dewey's views of communication as cooperative, communal phenomena…
Descriptors: Colleges, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communications
Jacobson, Rodolfo – 1976
The objectives of this study were to examine a body of data collected by five graduate students at the University of Texas at San Antonio and to determine, after a careful analysis of the transcribed utterances, whether all instances of language alternations can be truly considered code-switching strategies and whether those that can be so…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Dialect Studies, Dialects
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Liski, Erkki; Puntanen, Simo – Language Learning, 1983
Analysis of error patterns in a test taken by 698 Finnish university students shows errors are made in this declining order of frequency: grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, and use. More talkative students were proportionately more proficient per utterance, and higher proficiency also correlated with sex (female) and high matriculation test…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, College Second Language Programs, English (Second Language), Error Patterns
Love, Theresa A. – 1991
Strategies are suggested that can be used by teachers who are trying to get Black Dialect speaking students to speak and write the General Dialect. The approach takes into account the fact that all speakers are not on the same level. The need for careful pre-testing and determination of class rank is suggested, as are various ways of evaluating…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Glossaries, Grammar, Higher Education
Rodriguez-Brown, Flora V.; Elias-Olivares, Lucia – 1987
A study investigated the use of questions and directives by bilingual children of variable relative proficiency in Spanish and English. Patterns in the use of each question and directive type were examined in relation to language proficiency and context of use. Qualitative characteristics of the questions and directives were analyzed. The subjects…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis
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