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Download full textExploring, 1995
This issue of "Exploring," is devoted primarily to examination of alphabets and the languages they represent. Major articles include: "Shrinking the Alphabet" (Pat Murphy), a comparison of alphabet composition for different languages; "The Puzzle of Linear B" (Paul Doherty), a history of archaeologists' deciphering of an early form of written…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Archaeology, Contrastive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics
Odisho, Edward Y. – 1996
It is argued that a more comprehensive, systematic understanding of the nature of the alphabet, its three identities (letters/graphemes, letters/nomenemes, sounds/phonemes), and their specific functions in the teaching of various language skills and subskills should be an integral part of the language arts curriculum and instructional plan,…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Classroom Techniques, Definitions, English
Hoffer, Bates, Ed. – 1996
Forty-five papers on linguistic theory and language research from the annual conference address these topics: aspects of discourse analysis; agreement languages; grammatical relations; syntax; phonology; grammar; contrastive linguistics; second language learning; syntax; quotations; topic management; aphasia; interpersonal communication; laughter;…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Aphasia, Bilingualism, Black Dialects
Melby, Alan K., Ed. – 1997
Fifty-nine papers on language research and linguistic theory from the annual forum address these topics: correctness in language; aspects of neurolinguistics and psycholinguistics; historical linguistics and language evolution; linguistic philosophy; aspects of syntax; aspects of discourse analysis; lexicon and semantics; language contact and…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Alzheimers Disease, Contrastive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics
Amraa, J.; And Others – 1993
The textbook for Mongolian is designed for the language training of Peace Corps volunteers serving in Mongolia, and intended for use with an instructor. Each lesson is based on a specific language use competency, and lessons are organized according to ten themes. Lessons contain a dialogue, vocabulary, grammar notes, supplementary vocabulary in…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Classroom Communication, Community Services, Daily Living Skills
Powell, Mava Jo, Ed. – 1995
Fifty-three papers on linguistic theory and language research, including a number of prize-winning essays, address these topics: aspects of discourse analysis; bilingualism; Chinese modal verbs; early bilingual speech; linguistic metatheory; music and accent discrepancy; diphthongs; hiatus; vowel patterns; suprasegmentals; neologisms; aspects of…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Bilingualism, Child Language, Computational Linguistics
Embleton, Sheila, Ed. – 1998
Forty-one papers on language research and linguistic theory from the annual conference address these topics: linguistic philosophy; aspects of phonetics and phonology; topics in syntax; aspect; topics in semantics; topics in discourse analysis; sociolinguistics and language contact; historical linguistics; metatheory; and interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Canada Natives, Contrastive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics
