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Pimpuang, Kowit; Yuttapongtada, Methawee – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2023
The objectives of this research article were to study the relations of Sanskrit to English, to investigate English words identified as of Sanskrit origin which are loanwords in the Thai language and to explore the effects of using WordWall gamification for English words of Sanskrit origin in Thai learning. The samples consisted of seven master's…
Descriptors: Classical Languages, Linguistic Borrowing, Thai, Intervention
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Julia Schillo; Mark Turin – Language Documentation & Conservation, 2022
Despite considerable typographical innovations over the past twenty years that have enabled and facilitated typing capabilities for many Indigenous language orthographies, typographical errors continue to disproportionately affect Indigenous languages. These include errors in glyph shapes, which impact legibility, and issues with glyph…
Descriptors: Layout (Publications), Semantics, Language Research, Written Language
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Altinkamis, N. Feyza; Kern, Sophie; Sofu, Hatice – First Language, 2014
The main goal of this article is to study the respective role of language typology and context on the noun to verb asymmetry in caregiver speech. The speech of 20 French- and 20 Turkish-speaking mothers addressed to their children in two different situations (book-reading and toy-play) were analysed in terms of noun to verb ratio as well as in…
Descriptors: Context Effect, French, Mothers, Toys
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Pueyo, Isabel Gonzalez; Val, Sonia – English for Specific Purposes, 1996
Presents a study of technical lexical structures with the aim of assisting students of English as a Second Language in processing and deciphering the lexico-grammatical realization of technology in the field of plastics. The analysis aims to show that technical terminology is closely related to grammar, and that technical lexis and grammar should…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Software, Databases, English (Second Language)