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Traugott, Elizabeth – Langages, 1973
Based on a series of lectures given at the Summer Language Program, University of California at Santa Cruz, August 1972; translated from the English; special issue on "Changing Linguistics." (DD)
Descriptors: Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns, Language Universals
Lecointre, Simone; Le Galliot, Jean – Langages, 1973
Special issue on "Changing Linguistics." (DD)
Descriptors: Distinctive Features (Language), Generative Grammar, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns
Halliday, M. A. K. – Langages, 1974
Theories about language functions, the ways in which language is used, are discussed. (Text is in French.) (PMP)
Descriptors: Child Language, Language Acquisition, Languages, Linguistic Theory
Francois, Frederic – Langages, 1980
Questions the validity of some child language studies that measure cognitive ability by the degree of complexity of the linguistic expression. Claims that these studies ignore many facets of the children's sociocultural experience as well as the influence of situational factors on their choice of linguistic codes, perpetuating socially biased…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Ability, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Criteria
Bautier-Castaing, Elisabeth – Langages, 1980
Analyses the differences among writing samples by secondary school students in terms of the writer's ability to achieve certain stylistic requirements and to produce a well organized discourse. Relates underachievement to social factors and to educational methods that overemphasize the role of the written language. (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Evaluation Criteria, French, Language Acquisition