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Sterponi, Laura; de Kirby, Kenton; Shankey, Jennifer – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
In this article, we invite a rethinking of traditional perspectives of language in autism. We advocate a theoretical reappraisal that offers a corrective to the dominant and largely tacitly held view that language, in its essence, is a referential system and a reflection of the individual's cognition. Drawing on scholarship in Conversation…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Language, Speech
Langacker, Ronald W. – 1967
Intended for people with little or no training in linguistics, this book initially deals with such basic concepts as the definition of linguistics, the nature of language, and the linguistic variations within a society. The discussion then moves to a more detailed, non-historical analysis of language structure, focusing on lexical items,…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Dialects
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Butters, Ronald R. – Language Sciences, 1972
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Grammar, Language, Language Research
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Chomsky, Noam – College English, 1966
Two traditions are distinguishable in modern linguistic theory: the tradition of "universal grammar" which flourished in the 17th and 18th centuries, and the tradition of structural or descriptive linguistics which reached its peak 15 or 20 years ago. Universal grammar was concerned with (1) the relation of deep structure to surface forms and to…
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Descriptive Linguistics, English Instruction, Grammar
Neustupny, Jiri V. – 1971
The author considers the issues of linguistic diversity (distribution of variation within communities) and linguistic distance (degree of variation between varieties within a system or between variety systems). He seeks to emphasize the usefulness for further development of distance studies of the concept of language area (Sprachbund), the…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Community, Community Characteristics, Contrastive Linguistics
Bolinger, Dwight – 1968
A survey of the substance of linguistics and of the activities of linguists is presented in an attempt to acquaint ordinary readers with the various aspects of la"guage. A discussion of the human tendency toward speech, of the traits of language, and of phonetic elements prepares the way for an analysis of the structure of languag e in terms of…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Diachronic Linguistics
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Martinet, Andre – Language Sciences, 1972
Original version of this paper presented an Indiana University, Bloomington, April 28, 1971. (VM)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Grammar, Language, Language Research
Nida, Eugene A. – 1949
This textbook establishes principles and methodology for researching and analyzing the morphological systems of languages. The sequence of approach used in the text begins with procedures for the identification of morphemes and deals with types, distribution, structural classes, and meanings of morphemes. The final chapters present field…
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Language, Language Research, Linguistic Theory
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Encreve, Pierre – Langue Francaise, 1977
An introduction to this issue of "Langue Francaise," on the relationship between linguistics, sociolinguistics and sociology. An overview is presented of the research methodology of each of these sciences, the contributions of generative grammar, and the point of view of the linguist, sociolinguist and grammarian. (Text is in French.) (AMH)
Descriptors: Generative Grammar, Language, Language Research, Language Role
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Gee, James Paul; Kegl, Judy Anne – Discourse Processes, 1983
Examines the narrative story structure of a short American Sign Language narrative using stylistic analysis plus the structure of pausing in the narrative. (FL)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Discourse Analysis, Language, Language Research
McDavid, Raven I., Jr., Ed. – 1965
Four historical studies, carried out under the direction of Professor Raven I. McDavid and reported in this monograph, trace the various attitudes toward language study expressed in the journals (1911-63) of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). For the years between 1911 and 1929, Betty Gawthrop reports a cautious questioning of the…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Attitudes, Curriculum Development, Educational Trends
Singleton, Cleavonne – 1976
This study compared the vocabulary of the period from 1943 to 1945 to the vocabulary of 1975. In addition to a direct comparison of word use, an indirect comparison was made using Thorndike's word list in the "Teacher's Word Book" (1931). The 1975 vocabulary, based on frequency of word appearance, was derived from 93 speeches made by students in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computational Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Doctoral Dissertations
ASTON, KATHARINE O. – 1967
THE ENGLISH CURRICULUM CAN BE MADE MORE EFFECTIVE BY CONSIDERING THE SIGNIFICANT PART PLAYED BY THE COMPONENT OF GRAMMAR. THE NATIVE SPEAKER OF ENGLISH POSSESSES AN INTUITIVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE RULES OF GRAMMAR AND YET CANNOT EXPLAIN WHAT HIS INTUITION KNOWS. THEREFORE, A PRECISE, ECONOMICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE LANGUAGE MECHANISM AND HOW IT FUNCTIONS…
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Grammar
Lapointe, Francois H. – 1973
A survey of Maurice Merleau-Ponty's views on the phenomenology of language yields insight into the basic semiotic nature of language. Merleau-ponty's conceptions stand in opposition to Saussure's linguistic postulations and Korzybski's scientism. That is, if language is studied phenomenologically, the acts of speech and gesture take on greater…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Existentialism, Expressive Language, Language
Akin, Johnnye, Ed.; And Others – 1970
The twenty-seven original essays in this book were compiled in honor of Professor Elwood Murray, former Director of the School of Speech at the University of Denver. The essays expand Professor Murray's concept of "communication methodology"--the link between knowledge and practice. The nine different fields of academic specialization represented…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Group Behavior, Language
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