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ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics, Washington, DC. – 1992
Linguistics is the study of language, as contrasted with knowledge of a specific language. Formal linguistics is the study of the structures and processes of language, or how it works and is organized. Different approaches to formal linguistics include traditional or prescriptive, structural, and generative or transformational perspectives. Formal…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Language Attitudes, Language Patterns
Cooper, Thomas C.; And Others – 1980
Second language students may develop writing skills gradually, or they may learn and practice these skills through the use of sentence combining techniques. A study is reported of the consistent use of sentence combining exercises with intermediate language classes at the university level. A total of 325 students enrolled in intermediate French,…
Descriptors: French, German, Higher Education, Language Patterns