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Wardhaugh, Ronald – 1995
Deliberately pedagogical in its orientation, this book presents the essentials of English structure in a framework derived from modern linguistic theory and in a way that should be comprehensible to beginning students. The book is intended to offer students an understanding of what is involved in the scholarly study of language as they acquire an…
Descriptors: English, English Instruction, Grammar, Higher Education
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Murphy, David T. – Russian Language Journal, 1987
Complements a previous article on the Russian verb system, treating deverbals (participles and gerunds) and the imperative mood. Paradigms for deriving each form for the three verb classes are indicated where (1) the infinitive is base form; (2) past tense is derived from infinitive; and (3) neither past nor nonpast is derived from infinitive.…
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Language Patterns, Morphology (Languages), Russian
MacLean, Edna Ahgeak – 1993
The text covers the phonology and grammar of the variety of Inupiaq, an Eskimo language, spoken in northwestern Alaska. A introductory section explains and maps the geographic distribution of Inupiaq dialects. Subsequent chapters address these topics: pronunciation; phonological processes in Inupiaq; Inupiaq morphology; intransitive verbs;…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Dialogs (Language), Glossaries, Grammar
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Schiffman, Harold – 1979
This reference grammar is a description of the speech of educated people of the Bangalore/Mysore area of Karnataka State in South India. This particular dialect is used in films and, to some extent, on the radio. The four sections of the book deal with: (1) phonology, (2) the noun phrase, (3) the verb phrase, and (4) syntax. Each item that is…
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Dialects, Dravidian Languages, Grammar
Hargus, Sharon, Comp.; Taff, Alice, Comp. – 1993
This manual is designed to teach learners of Deg Xinag, an Athabaskan language, its phonology, grammar, and common expressions. The first chapter details the phonological characteristics, pronunciation rules, and orthography of Deg Xinag. The second chapter lists common expressions, and the third provides six dialogues in Deg Xinag, with…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Athapascan Languages, Dialogs (Language), Grammar
Jacobson, Steven A. – 1990
The grammar of the St. Lawrence Island/Siberian Yupik Eskimo language was written for college-level classes containing a mixture of Yupik speakers and non-speakers, and for students learning the language on their own. It uses only the Central Siberian Yupik dialect spoken on St. Lawrence Island (Alaska) and on a small portion of the Asian…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Eskimo Aleut Languages, Form Classes (Languages), Grammar
Defense Language Inst., Monterey, CA. – 1970
Seven everyday topics are discussed in Basa Djarkarta, a dialect of Malay spoken in Djarkarta by over three million people. The purpose of the reading text, part of the basic course in Indonesian for official United States military personnel, is to acquaint students with this increasingly popular dialect in addition to Bahasa Indonesian, the…
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Diglossia, Grammar, Indonesian
Defense Language Inst., Monterey, CA. – 1976
This volume is the first of nine in a basic course in German, revised edition. It is concerned with the pronunciation of German, the most common structural patterns, and basic vocabulary. The volume is divided into 15 lessons, each of which is intended to cover the work of one day, that is, six hours of classroom instruction and three hours of…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Dialogs (Language), German
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Cernik, Jiri – 1992
The grammar is designed to be used as a reference for addressing structural problems in Czech. The guide is organized into 11 chapters. The first describes the pronunciation of written Czech and explains spelling conventions. Aspects of the language covered here include the alphabet, arrangement of words in the dictionary, vowels, diphthongs,…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Adverbs, Alphabets, Capitalization (Alphabetic)
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Defense Language Inst., Monterey, CA. – 1966
The sounds of Standard Indonesian, or Bahasa Indonesian, used in official government and private communication, are presented here. The place and manner of articulation and the distinctive features of consonants, vowels, diphthongs, and vocalic combinations are thoroughly explained through text, illustrations, and charts. Variants of…
Descriptors: Consonants, Distinctive Features (Language), Error Analysis (Language), Indonesian
Peace Corps (Lesotho). – 1996
This instructional guide for Sesotho (spoken in several areas of Africa by about 6 million people) is designed for the training of Peace Corps volunteers in Africa. The first two chapters outline Sesotho phonology (phonetics, articulation, and speech sounds and patterns not present in English) and tone and length, grammatical structure (class and…
Descriptors: African Languages, Articulation (Speech), Bantu Languages, Conversational Language Courses
Peace Corps, Rabat (Morocco). – 1996
The textbook in introductory and intermediate Moroccan Arabic is designed for the language and cultural training of Peace Corps volunteers in Morocco and is intended for both teacher and student use. The contents and design are based on a competency-based curriculum model. An introductory section presents general principles for use of Arabic…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Arabic, Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education
Yule, George – 1996
The textbook surveys what is known about language and of the methods used by linguists in arriving at that knowledge. Each chapter addresses an aspect of linguistics, reviewing current knowledge and providing study questions, discussion topics and projects, and a list of additional reading. Chapter topics include: the origins of language;…
Descriptors: Animals, Articulation (Speech), Artificial Speech, Contrastive Linguistics
Peace Corps, Almaty (Kazakhstan). – 1995
This guide is designed for Kazakh language training of Peace Corps workers in Kazakhstan, and reflects daily communication needs in that context. It consists of an introductory chapter and a series of 10 theme-based competency-based language lessons. The introduction contains background information on the language, its alphabet, the Kazakh people,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Alphabets, Competency Based Education, Contrastive Linguistics
Ets, Tiina K. – 1992
This guide is designed for Estonian language training of Peace Corps workers in Estonia, is intended for use in a competency-based language training program, and reflects daily communication needs in that context. It consists of 52 lessons, each addressing a specific language competency, organized in 14 topical units. An introductory section gives…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Classroom Communication, Community Services, Competency Based Education