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Munalim, Leonardo O. – Journal of English as an International Language, 2019
Hardly any work has been done on the features of Philippine English in the clausal level from spoken discourses from a professional group. This paper compares the cases of inverted subject-auxiliary in embedded questions of the same group of professionals between 1999 and the years of 2016-2019, thus spanning almost 20 years. A total of 167 hits…
Descriptors: Language Variation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Phrase Structure
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Black, Steven D.; And Others – Discourse Processes, 1983
Compares discourse in several different media and finds that strict sequentiality is not a universal feature of discourse. Concludes that discourse in nonreal time media, such as electronic message systems, has multiple threads. (FL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Distinctive Features (Language)
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Longacre, Robert E. – Discourse Processes, 1989
Uses eight languages in five distinct linguistic areas to examine two hypotheses regarding text generation and analysis and to illustrate their reciprocity relative to narrative discourse. Demonstrates how these hypotheses yield salience schemes and constituent analysis which mutually corroborate and correct each other. (KEH)
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Discourse Modes
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De Boysson-Bardie, Benedicte; And Others – Journal of Child Language, 1989
Cross-cultural investigation of the influence of target-language in infant babbling analyzed 1047 vowels produced by 10-month-olds (N=20) from French, English, Cantonese, and Arabic language backgrounds. Results revealed differences among infants across language backgrounds, with the differences paralleling those found in adult speech in the…
Descriptors: Arabic, Cantonese, Child Language, Comparative Analysis