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Peer reviewedSeymour, Richard K. – Publications of the American Dialect Society, 1969
Revised version of a paper presented at the November 1967 meeting of the Philological Association of the Pacific Coast, Victoria, B.C., Canada. (DD)
Descriptors: College Students, Idioms, Language Patterns, Language Usage
Wandruszka, Mario – Franzosisch Heute, 1972
Discussion of the languages" that comprise living French, including sociolects, technolects, regional dialects, literary vocabulary, and argot. (RS)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Dialects, French, Language Patterns
Peer reviewedZamarin, Laura M. – Hispania, 1969
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Patterns, Lexicology, Portuguese
Direct linkPoisson, Jacques – Meta, 1975
Discusses problems of terminology in modern-day French-English translation, and means by which translator skills can keep up with linguistic evolution. (Text is in French.) (AM)
Descriptors: Dictionaries, French, Language Patterns, Language Skills
Peer reviewedDoerr, Richard P. – Hispania, 1969
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Language Patterns, Lexicology, Regional Dialects
Hidalgo, P. Angel – Yelmo, 1973
Conclusion of a two-part series on Spanish as spoken in the Philippines. (DS)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Grammar, Idioms, Language Patterns
Peer reviewedQazilbash, Husain – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1972
Descriptors: Adults, Communication Problems, Dialect Studies, Idioms
Ernst, Gerhard – Neusprachliche Mitteilungen, 1972
Descriptors: Italian, Language Instruction, Language Patterns, Language Styles
Grammatical Sophistication in Written Compositions of Nine Year Old Children. Interim Report No. 18.
Download full textRubin, Rosalyn; And Others – 1975
Little is known about grammatical sophistication in the written language of school-age children. This study provides normative data on the occurrence of different complexity levels of major grammatical parameters in written compositions of nine-year-old children. These parameters include productivity of language, correctness of language usage, the…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Grammar, Intermediate Grades, Language Patterns
Peer reviewedCalve, Pierre – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1972
Discusses the pros and cons of exceptional grammar rules in French and some of the main differences in spoken and written usage. (DS)
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), French, Grammar, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedTrescases, Pierre – French Review, 1976
Students must be familiar with current abbreviations, especially their appropriateness at varying levels of language. This paper discusses their formation and use, and includes a list of the abbreviations, initials, and acronyms most common in contemporary French. (Text is in French.) (DB)
Descriptors: Abbreviations, French, Language Instruction, Language Patterns
Peer reviewedMorse, J. Mitchell – College English, 1970
Argues for a more active role for the college English instructor in helping students write and speak standard English more effectively. (SW)
Descriptors: College Instruction, English Instruction, Language Patterns, Language Skills
Dubuc, Robert – Meta, 1975
This article discusses the differences in vocabulary referring to statements of accounts between colloquial language and technical language, and between French and English. (Text is in French.) (CLK)
Descriptors: Banking Vocabulary, English, French, Language Patterns
Peer reviewedHanna, Sami A.; Greis, Naguib – Foreign Language Annals, 1970
Paper presented at the Third Annual Meeting of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) on November 29, 1969 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (DS)
Descriptors: Arabic, Audiolingual Methods, Language Instruction, Language Patterns
PDF pending restorationMiran, M. Alam – 1975
Forms of address in Afghan society reflect the relationships between the speakers as well as the society's structure. In Afghan Persian, or Dari, first, second, and last names have different semantic dimensions. Boys' first names usually consist of two parts or morphemes, of which one may be part of the father's name. Girls' names usually consist…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Family Relationship, Interaction Process Analysis, Language Patterns
