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Ruf, Helena T. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This dissertation investigates syntactic priming in second language (L2) development among three speaker populations: (1) less proficient L2 speakers; (2) advanced L2 speakers; and (3) LI speakers. Using confederate scripting this study examines how German speakers choose certain word orders in locative constructions (e.g., "Auf dem Tisch…
Descriptors: Priming, Form Classes (Languages), Second Languages, Psycholinguistics
Byrd, Brenna Reinhart – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This dissertation investigates the media's portrayal of the linguistic situation of the predominantly Turkish migrant communities in Germany by analyzing data gathered from films, television clips, interviews, radio clips and the Internet, paying specific attention to the vowel systems of each speaker. I observe that the most salient aspect in…
Descriptors: Vowels, Phonology, Migrant Workers, Foreign Countries