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Peer reviewedReider, Michael – Hispania, 1993
A survey of native Spanish speakers from both Spain and Latin America found that the choice of predicate adjectives governing "tough" constructions in Spanish (e.g., "el libro es facil de leer") varies by individual, but some patterns did emerge that suggest "tough" constructions and "it is" constructions…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Foreign Countries, Grammar, Language Patterns
Peer reviewedGlisan, Eileen W.; Drescher, Victor – Modern Language Journal, 1993
A study examined the occurrence of specific grammatical structures (double object pronouns, nominalization with "lo," demonstrative adjectives/pronouns, and possessive adjectives/pronouns) in oral samples of native speaker Spanish and compared the results with the treatment of the structures in six beginning-level college Spanish textbooks.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grammar, Higher Education, Language Patterns
Download full textLauper, Julie Ann – 1997
A study analyzed patterns in one speech act, that of refusal, in 60 native English speakers (responding in English only) and 120 native Spanish speakers (60 responding in English and 60 in Spanish). Native English speakers were college students in the United States and Spanish speakers were students in Spain. A questionnaire was used to elicit…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, English, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedWieland, Molly – French Review, 1995
This study analyzed complimenting behavior in French between French native speakers and American advanced French learners in seven dinner party conversations. Data are found to provide a rich source of lessons in politeness for both sociolinguistic and pedagogic descriptions of French speech acts. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Discourse Analysis, French, Intercultural Communication
Peer reviewedBrooks, Frank B. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1992
A study examined the conversations of eight groups of high school students in a level three Spanish class during a jigsaw speaking task, and compared their language use patterns with those of intermediate-level learners of English as a Second Language. Results suggest both similarities and differences. Choice of language is also considered. (17…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Research, Comparative Analysis
Pearson, Bethyl – 1990
By comparing the language performance of native speakers of Mandarin Chinese and English to English second language performance across similar speech events, a study suggests a methodology for discovering potential areas of pragmatic transfer. Subjects were 6 native American English speakers and 12 native Chinese-speakers, 6 using Chinese and 6…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Contrastive Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)
Dogancay, Seran; Kamisli, Sibel – 1995
This study analyzed verbal responses of status unequals in situations where a linguistic mistake occurred. Subjects were 80 native Turkish-speaking university students (28 males, 52 females) who participated in role-playing exercises using such situations. Two aspects of the responses were investigated: the semantic and syntactic formulas that…
Descriptors: College Students, Contrastive Linguistics, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context
