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Historical Briefing of the Whistling Language of Kuskoy
Busnel, R. G. – Revue de Phonetique Appliquee, 1970
Special issue devoted to study of the whistling language of Kuskoy, Turkey. Study was prompted by study of whistling language in Aas, France. (DS)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, History, Language Patterns, Language Research
From Language to Linguistics and Beyond
Trotter, Robert J. – Science News, 1975
Descriptors: Anthropology, Evolution, History, Language Acquisition
Language as a Social Study
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Mullett, Charles F. – History Teacher, 1972
An understanding of the meaning of words used by people through the centuries reveals much about the history of the time examined. The study of language provides archival resources to man's development. (JB)
Descriptors: History, Language, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns
Black People's Language in Britain--A Historical and Contemporary Perspective.
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Alladina, Safder – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1986
Traces the history of the presence of black people's languages in Great Britain and also provides a contemporary perspective on current needs to define and articulate these language needs and to contribute toward the theory and development of language teaching, teacher training, and production of teaching material. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Educational Demand, Educational Needs, Educational Responsibility
BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF LANGUAGE.
LENNEBERG, ERIC H. – 1967
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BIOLOGY AND LANGUAGE IS EXPLORED IN THIS VOLUME. THE AUTHOR BELIEVES THAT "LANGUAGE IS THE MANIFESTATION OF SPECIES-SPECIFIC COGNITIVE PROPENSITIES. IT IS THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE BIOLOGICAL PECULIARITIES THAT MAKE A HUMAN TYPE OF COGNITION POSSIBLE." IN ATTEMPTING TO "REINSTATE THE CONCEPT OF THE BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Aphasia, Behavioral Science Research, Biology