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Peer reviewedCochrane, R. McCrae – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1980
Describes two experiments to evaluate acquisition of /r/ and /l/ involving native Japanese children and adults residing in the United States. The first required subjects to produce and discriminate English /r/ and /l/ in listening and speaking. Children's performance was better than adults'. In the second, the subject received programed training.…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedEichinger, Ludwig M.; Jodlbauer, Ralph – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1987
Examples of the Croats in the Burgenland and the Slovenes in Carinthia (Slavic minorities in Austria) are presented to illustrate the importance of comparing different multilingual communities to make a typologically relevant description of them to understand typological similarities and certain idiosyncratic characteristics. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries
