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Peer reviewedParks, Roger L.; Vigil, Neddy – Hispania, 1992
A context-based framework for teaching the history of Portuguese is presented. It incorporates passages from a medieval Galician-Portuguese work to illustrate diachronic linguistic processes in the evolution of the language. Advantages of the approach, prerequisites, text, and syllabus are described, and a sample analysis is provided. (53…
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, European History, Higher Education, Language Patterns
Peer reviewedDabene, Louise; Billiez, Jacqueline – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1986
The bilingual speech of members of Spanish, Portuguese, and Algerian communities in France was examined, and a model proposed for classification of code-switching according to speakers' intentions and the dynamics of the interaction. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Arabic, Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Communication Skills
Peer reviewedBarbara, Leila; And Others – English for Specific Purposes, 1996
Presents a survey of English usage for various communication purposes in different types of Brazilian business organizations. The objectives of the survey are to identify the major uses of business English/Portuguese in international/national settings, to identify the varieties widely used in transactions, and to study the types of documents used…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Business Communication, Business English, Data Collection
Download full textClankie, Shawn M. – Language and Culture Studies Series, 2000
This paper considers how multilingualism is approached in both Japan and the United States by considering the position and roles of the government, schools, and public. There exists the perception in countries where monolingualism is considered the norm that bilingualism, and certainly multilingualism, are problematic. Multilingualism in a…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Chinese, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
