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Doering, Elena; Schluter, Kevin; von Suchodoletz, Antje – Journal of Child Language, 2020
Previous research indicates that features of speech during mother-toddler interactions are dependent on the situational context. In this study, we explored language samples of 69 mother-toddler dyads collected during standardized toy play and book-reading situations across two countries, Germany and the United States (US). The results showed that…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Toddlers, Story Reading
Mason, Sara Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This thesis examines whether native, heritage, and L2 speakers of Spanish engage a morphological layer of representation in the processing of inflected words, and whether they do so with both regularly- and irregularly-inflected words. Also examined is whether this tendency towards compositional (i.e. morphological rule-based) processing is…
Descriptors: Spanish, Morphology (Languages), Language Usage, Accuracy
Levine, Adina – 1980
Syntactic synonymy enables the speaker to use syntactic devices to say the same thing in a number of different ways. It is based on three criteria: (1) similarity of semantic content, (2) certain syntactic similarity between the components of the synonymous structures, and (3) differences in surface structures. The third criterion separates…
Descriptors: Expressive Language, Language Styles, Language Usage, Language Variation
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de Lama, Sonia – Hispania, 1977
This article presents a glossary of popular expressions, slang and Cubanisms found in the writing of Eladio Secades. The words and phrases are defined in standard Spanish and translated into English. (Text is in Spanish.) (CHK)
Descriptors: Cubans, Expressive Language, Glossaries, Idioms
De Abreu, Katia – Yelmo, 1976
This article discusses the use of the expression "a nivel de" (level with) in Colombian Spanish. (Text is in Spanish.) (CLK)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Expressive Language, Language Research, Language Usage
Nadal, Rogelio – Yelmo, 1977
A warning about the alarming situation in which written Spanish finds itself, not only in the daily press but even in more literary publications. More and more popular expressions and corruptions are finding their way into the written language. Attention to this situation is recommended. (Text is in Spanish.) (AMH)
Descriptors: Expressive Language, Language Patterns, Language Usage, Language Variation
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Gelman, Manuel – Babel, 1976
Filled with examples of French slang and colloquialisms, this article notes the importance of learning such everyday language to speak French correctly. (CHK)
Descriptors: Expressive Language, French, Idioms, Language Instruction
Pritchard, Constance J. – 1978
Prison language, primarily the lexicon, at the Women's Correctional Center (WCC) in Columbia, South Carolina is described. This center is considered here as a speech community and a subculture. Inmates have developed speech habits and vocabulary which indicate the social structure of the prison and inmate values. They coin or metaphorically extend…
Descriptors: English, Expressive Language, Language Research, Language Usage
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Rickford, John R. – Journal of Linguistics, 1986
Argues that the adequacy of pidgins and creoles as expressive instruments requires systematic empirical research. This research would be based on two sound approaches: a macro-survey of language resources and a micro-analysis of language samples. (CB)
Descriptors: Creoles, Expressive Language, Language Patterns, Language Research