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Peer reviewedMeziani, Ahmed – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1983
Presents an analysis of the modal verbs in English and Moroccan Arabic that works equally well for both languages and is simple enough to be of use to the classroom teacher. (EKN)
Descriptors: English, Language Patterns, Second Language Instruction, Syntax
Peer reviewedPorter, Don – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1980
Claims that mere frequency of presentation is not enough for efficient vocabulary learning to take place. Each item should be presented in a wide range of syntactic contexts. It should also be noted that even apparent synonyms may not be substituted one for the other in any sentence-frame. (AMH)
Descriptors: Language Patterns, Second Language Instruction, Semantics, Syntax
Peer reviewedBirkenmaier, Willy – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1978
This article is a contrastive study of the devices Russian and German dispose of in order to designate a receptacle with content and without it. The German opposition "Wodkaflasche-Flasche Wodka" is represented in Russian by four constructions: relational adjective, genitive, and prepositional forms ("s" and "iz-pod"). (SW)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, German, Language Patterns, Morphology (Languages)
Peer reviewedFichtner, Edward G. – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1972
Revised version of a paper delivered at the Second Southeastern Conference on Linguistics, Gainesville, Florida, October 30 - November 1, 1969. (VM)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, English, Intonation, Language Patterns
Peer reviewedZimmermann, Rudiger – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1972
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Case (Grammar), Contrastive Linguistics, English
Peer reviewedErdmann, Peter – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1978
Lexical differences between English and German in "there" constructions are examined. Contrastive evidence is also examined to propose analyses for certain troublesome types of "there" constructions in English. The descriptive approach attempts to show that the structuring of information in "there" sentences is dependent on lexical features of the…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, English, German, Grammar
Peer reviewedFoster, David William – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1977
Describes a study using transformational generative grammar to demonstrate that the frequently used structure "verb a verb" in Spanish is to be interpreted in three ways. Conclusions are drawn for the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language. (AMH)
Descriptors: Generative Grammar, Language Instruction, Language Patterns, Sentence Structure
Peer reviewedSheen, Ronald – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1980
Discusses the literature on interference as the cause of errors in second language speech. A study is reported which shows that interference by the native language is most often the factor responsible for the largest number of mistakes in grammar and vocabulary. (Author/AMH)
Descriptors: Adults, Bilingualism, Discourse Analysis, Error Analysis (Language)
Download full textWajskop-Hianne, M.; Renkin, A. – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1968
With the immediate aim of reinforcing the productive and receptive control of ordinary spoken language, experiments were undertaken using two methods of teaching French to university students with some knowledge of the written language. The first of the two groups involved in the experiment completed a 240-hour course consisting primarily of…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Audiolingual Skills, College Language Programs, Comparative Analysis
