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Peer reviewedBygate, Martin – Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 1998
A review of research on second language (L2) speech looks at four issues of process and product: whether speech is different from writing; whether oral discourse patterns differ from one language to another; whether L2 speaker oral skills differ significantly from native speakers'; and how L2 speech develops. (MSE)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Language Patterns, Language Processing, Language Research
Ling, Daniel – ACEHI Journal, 1991
This paper discusses normal and deviant phonological processes and describes applications of emerging technology to enhance acquisition of spoken language by hearing-impaired children. Key elements for advancing spoken language development include exposure to spoken language patterns from early infancy, increased use of strategies promoting…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedWilliamson, Juanita V.; Thompson, C. Lamar – Clearing House, 1982
Repudiates the theory that black dialect has African origins. Supports the British Isles influence theory. (FL)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Influences
Peer reviewedBurnham, Denis K. – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1986
A review of research leads to the proposal that infants' perception of "fragile" contrasts is lost due to their lack of exposure to particular sounds. Perception of "robust" contrasts is lost around the onset of formal language training due to children's lack of experience with phonologically irrelevant sounds. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Infants, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns
Peer reviewedPy, Bernard – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1986
Describes processes of facilitation involved in exolingual conversation (interactions between persons who are dynamically adjusting their respective linguistic performances) between foreign language learners and native speakers, concluding that such behavior is dynamic and creative, and incapable of being described and defined within predetermined…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Discourse Analysis, Higher Education, Interaction
Download full textRubin, Donald L.; Kantor, Kenneth J. – 1983
Prepared as part of a series applying recent research in oral and written communication instruction to classroom practice, this booklet focuses on how children and young adults make meaning in speech and writing and on ways teachers can encourage their language development. Following a brief introduction, the first major section of the booklet…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Patterns
Freedle, Roy O., Ed. – 1977
An understanding of the structure and function of discourse in social communication and in its internal representation to the individuals is sought in this multidisciplinary collection of papers. The approaches are divided into theoretical orientations and empirical orientations. The theoretical papers deal with: (1) comprehension in conversation,…
Descriptors: Child Language, Comprehension, Dialect Studies, Discourse Analysis
