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Lorch, Marjorie Perlman; Meara, Paul – Language Sciences, 1995
Examines the ability of monolingual English-speaking subjects to judge whether two spoken samples are from the same or different unknown foreign language. Performance of subjects was only a small degree above chance, while at the same time giving reliable information about recognition and identification skills. Further studies are needed. (16…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Child Language, College Students, Data Analysis
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Laws, Glynis; And Others – Language Sciences, 1995
Reports on a study of the color terms used in Setswana. The study compared terms used by children with those of adults and those used by people from rural areas with those used by people from urban areas. Results show a move away from traditional Setswana color terms toward the use of borrowed English terms, particularly among the young and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Language, Color, Data Analysis