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Download full textRedden, James E., Ed. – 1992
Dedicated to Margaret Langdon at the University of California, San Diego, for her contributions to Yuman studies, this volume of occasional papers contains papers presented at two conferences on Hokan-Penutian languages. The papers and presenters are as follows: "Yuman Linguistics: The Work of Margaret Langdon" (Leanne Hinton), which is…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Anthropological Linguistics, Consonants, Distinctive Features (Language)
An Ethnographic/Sociolinguistic Approach to Language Proficiency Assessment. Multilingual Matters 8.
Rivera, Charlene, Ed. – 1983
The symposium from which these papers are gathered was one component of the Assessment of Bilingual Persons Project to pursue research on the nature of language proficiency and to keep teachers informed of related assessment issues for classroom assessment improvement. The papers include: "A Sociolinguistic/Discourse Approach to the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Anthropological Linguistics, Bilingualism, Children
Cowan, William, Ed. – 1978
This volume contains 22 conference papers concerned with Algonquian languages and culture: (1) "Cheyenne Vowel Devoicing," by W. Leman and R. Rhodes; (2) "An Analysis of Upper Delawaren Land Sales in Northern New Jersey, 1630-1758," by R.S. Grumet; (3) "Ethnology in the Works of Rowland E. Robinson," by G.M. Day; (4)…
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indian Languages, American Indians, Anthropological Linguistics
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1974
A report of a round table meeting on Anthropology and Language Science in Educational Development (ALSED) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is presented. The purpose of the discussions was to develop national strategies to take advantage of the resources of anthropology and language science to improve the…
Descriptors: Anthropological Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Conference Reports, Educational Anthropology
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1992
The key role that language and language policy play in relation to education, culture, and multiculturalism was emphasized throughout the plenary and workshop discussions of the 43rd Session of the International Conference on Education, convened by UNESCO in September, 1992. This paper reports the roundtable discussions of this meeting. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Anthropological Linguistics, Case Studies, Cultural Pluralism
Zuniga, Madeleine, Ed.; And Others – 1987
This document is a compilation of 20 papers from a seminar on educational policy and strategy for educating the indigenous peoples of Latin America and Mexico. There is a growing awareness among linguistics and anthropology specialists and educators of the necessity to validate education that respects the values of an indigenous culture. This…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Anthropological Linguistics, Bilingual Education, Cultural Influences
Barkin, Florence, Ed.; Brandt, Elizabeth, Ed. – 1980
Papers presented at the Southwest Area Language and Linguistics Workshop (SWALLOW) include both theoretical and practical contributions. First and second language acquisition was studied in terms of its effects on first language, its acquisition in a bilingual classroom, and its assessment. Native American student speeches were examined in terms…
Descriptors: Anthropological Linguistics, Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Ethnology
