Most methods used to learn the International Phonetic Alphabet or any other phonemic or phonetic alphabet are long and tedious. This book teaches transcription by use of a simplified programmed method which challenges the learner while maintaining interest. A short, sequenced version for initial learning is offered, as well as a quicker review…

This volume is designed to introduce students to spoken Italian. It covers virtually the entire sound system of the language and introduces the basic grammatical categories (gender, number, unit noun markers, person, tense). Although verb forms are for the most part limited to the present tense, a few other forms, including past and future tense,…

This introduction to Akan is designed to provide the basic structures and vocabulary that a non-native speaker would need to use Akan. The text is based on the Asante dialect of Akan, and is divided into twenty units. Each unit consists of a conversation given in English and Asante, drills for the classroom or individual practice, grammar notes,…

This volume contains supplementary pronunciation drills for the English for Today program, Books I and II, for Vietnamese speakers. The supplement for Book I contains exercises on the English segmental phonemes in one-word context. Commentary intended for the teacher indicates potential trouble spots for Vietnamese learning English. The supplement…

This is a grammatical sketch of Siberian Yupik Eskimo as spoken on St. Lawrence Island. The text is in English and is intended to be used by linguists and native speakers who wish to learn the grammatical structure of the language. It should not be used by non-speakers wishing to learn to speak the language. The book covers morphology, nominals,…

This volume consists of the following papers delivered at the Fifth Linguistic Symposium on Romance Languages: (1) "The Heuristics of Substratum," by Dieter Wanner; (2) "The Auxiliary in Romance," by Frederick B. Agard; (3) "Lusitanian Portuguese," by Wayne J. Redenbarger; (4) "Paradigmatic Evolution of Diphthongs: Marsian Italian and Chicano…

This basic Olof course consists of a series of dialogues with drills, questions and improvised situations based on the real life experiences of Peace Corps volunteers in the Gambia. The teaching method is structured around choral repetition. backward build-up for difficult sequences, individual repetition, precise explanations of vocabulary, and…

This programed text for learning to read Thai was originally designed for students having a grounding in Thai phonology and some facility with the language, but it has been made useful for students without this background by the inclusion of a summary of Thai phonology and the use of romanization. The text is organized according to the three…

This is the first volume in a report series on a Finnish-English contrastive project begun in 1974. The primary purpose of this bibliography is to provide up-to-date material on contrastive topics for Finnish students and teachers. It does not aim at being a complete list of materials in the field of contrastive studies, nor in the field of…

Because of the high incidence of structural similarity between Jamaican Creole and Standard English, many of the important differences between the two languages can be obscured. This fact and that of negative attitudes towards Creole are the principal problems encountered in teaching Creole. The lessons in this course on Jamaican Creole are based…

This is the first in a four-volume experimental series of instructional materials on English for Vietnamese speakers. This volume deals specifically with pronunciation. The lessons are based on a systematic comparison between the Vietnamese and English sound systems, including intonation and stress patterns; the theoretical basis for the…

This is a Fijian grammar developed by the Peace Corps. A preliminary section on spelling and pronunciation is followed by 18 chapters, each consisting of a dialogue, substitution and repetition drills, and vocabulary. (AM)

This pronunciation manual for the study of English as a foreign/second language can be used with beginning as well as intermediate or advanced students. The text is organized in three parts or cycles. Part One is an introduction to selected features of pitch and stress and an inventory of the vowels and consonants, with contextual illustrations of…

This is the third in a four-volume experimental series of instructional materials on English for Vietnamese speakers. The structure of this volume follows that of Volume II - Grammar, and provides additional pattern practice for the grammar points as they are treated in that volume. A booklet containing eleven charts designed for vocabulary and…

This is a first-year text of Portuguese grammar based on the Portuguese of moderately educated Brazilians from the area around Rio de Janeiro. Spoken idiomatic usage is emphasized. An important innovation is found in the presentation of verb tenses; they are presented in the order in which the native speaker learns them. The text is intended to…