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Tong, Q. S. – Language Sciences, 2008
This article looks at descriptions of the Chinese language in Western intellectual writings as indicative of a particular process of knowledge formation and reproduction. Beginning with the first systematic account produced by Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), it charts views offered by John Wilkins (1614-1672), James Beattie (1735-1803), Friedrich von…
Descriptors: Mandarin Chinese, Plagiarism, Western Civilization, Language Attitudes
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Campbell, Lyle; Janda, Richard – Language Sciences, 2001
Introduces the articles in this issue of "Language Sciences," which are dedicated to taking stock of both grammaticalization and so-called "grammaticalization theory." This introduction sets the stage for other papers by surveying the large range of definitions of grammaticalization in the literature and placing them in…
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Grammar, Linguistic Theory, Morphemes
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Joseph, Brian D. – Language Sciences, 2001
Scrutinizes claims that grammaticalization is a process and tests diachronic grammaticalization-based claims regarding the so-called Pro-Drop parameter. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Grammar, Linguistic Theory, Morphemes
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Pishwa, Hanna – Language Sciences, 2002
Analyzes the cognitive processes by which young learners gain control of a second language. Data pertain to the acquisition of English by 11 German school children, who were aged 11-14 and in their second through fourth years of learning English. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language), German, Linguistic Theory
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Sampson, G. P.; Richards, J. C. – Language Sciences, 1973
Descriptors: Age Groups, Bilingualism, Interference (Language), Language Learning Levels