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A Hand-Book of the English Language, for the Use of Students of the Universities and Higher Classes of Schools
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Latham, R. G. – D. Appleton and Company, 1861
This English language textbook is divided into seven distinct parts: (1) General Ethnological Relations of the English Language; (2) History and Analysis of the English Language; (3) Sounds, Letters, Pronunciation, Spelling; (4) Etymology; (5) Syntax; (6) Prosody; and (7) Dialects of the English Language. It is intended for students attending…
Descriptors: Textbooks, English Instruction, Alphabets, Phonology
An Introduction to Akan.
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Berry, Jack; Aidoo, Agnes Akosua – 1975
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,…
Descriptors: African Languages, Akan, Grammar, Instructional Materials
A Bibliography of Philippine Linguistics. Special Monograph Issue, Number 39.
Johnson, Rex E., Comp. – 1996
The bibliography, a compilation of earlier works, gives basic bibliographic information (author/editor, title, source, publication date) for 3,908 books, articles, essays, and dissertations on Philippine linguistics dating back to the seventeenth century. Citations are listed alphabetically. An index cross-references the citations by subject area…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Contrastive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Discourse Analysis
The Twenty-Second LACUS Forum, 1995.
Hoffer, Bates, Ed. – 1996
Forty-five papers on linguistic theory and language research from the annual conference address these topics: aspects of discourse analysis; agreement languages; grammatical relations; syntax; phonology; grammar; contrastive linguistics; second language learning; syntax; quotations; topic management; aphasia; interpersonal communication; laughter;…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Aphasia, Bilingualism, Black Dialects
The Twenty-Third LACUS Forum, 1996.
Melby, Alan K., Ed. – 1997
Fifty-nine papers on language research and linguistic theory from the annual forum address these topics: correctness in language; aspects of neurolinguistics and psycholinguistics; historical linguistics and language evolution; linguistic philosophy; aspects of syntax; aspects of discourse analysis; lexicon and semantics; language contact and…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Alzheimers Disease, Contrastive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics
The Twenty-First LACUS Forum, 1994.
Powell, Mava Jo, Ed. – 1995
Fifty-three papers on linguistic theory and language research, including a number of prize-winning essays, address these topics: aspects of discourse analysis; bilingualism; Chinese modal verbs; early bilingual speech; linguistic metatheory; music and accent discrepancy; diphthongs; hiatus; vowel patterns; suprasegmentals; neologisms; aspects of…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Bilingualism, Child Language, Computational Linguistics
LACUS Forum XXIV, [1997].
Embleton, Sheila, Ed. – 1998
Forty-one papers on language research and linguistic theory from the annual conference address these topics: linguistic philosophy; aspects of phonetics and phonology; topics in syntax; aspect; topics in semantics; topics in discourse analysis; sociolinguistics and language contact; historical linguistics; metatheory; and interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Canada Natives, Contrastive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics