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Download full textSilva, Clare M.; Zwicky, Arnold M. – 1973
The distinction between formal and casual English as reflected in the lexicon, in phonology, and in syntax is studied. Formality is treated as separate from other categorizations of language such as geographical origin of the speaker, social class of the participants, or specific context of discourse. The study was restricted mainly to the use of…
Descriptors: Classification, Descriptive Linguistics, English, Language Styles
Peer reviewedSmolak, Linda; Weinraub, Marsha – Journal of Child Language, 1983
A study was undertaken to separate elements of maternal speech heavily influenced by the children's language levels from those representing the mothers' consistent style or strategy for "teaching" language. A striking similarity was found between speech mothers used with their daughters and that used with their daughters' friends. (MSE)
Descriptors: Connected Discourse, Language Acquisition, Language Usage, Mothers
Peer reviewedLandon, Sarah J.; Sommers, Ronald K. – Language and Speech, 1979
When 20 highly talkative and 20 much less talkative preschool children were measured for articulation, grammar, receptive syntax, and sentence repetition, the performances of the highly talkative children were significantly superior on all measures. (Author/RL)
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Communication Research, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis
Polanyi, Livia – 1977
Several types of narrative errors are discussed that were found in the course of an analysis of stories collected in casual settings from a number of American speakers in undirected conversation. The approach to the question of error correction is sociocultural; the emphasis is on the motivation for the error correction. This paper explores the…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Error Analysis (Language), Language Patterns, Language Research
KEAN, JOHN M. – 1967
A STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO EXAMINE THE LINGUISTICS STRUCTURE OF SECOND- AND FIFTH-GRADE TEACHERS' CLASSROOM LANGUAGE USING PROCEDURES THAT HAVE BEEN APPLIED IN RECENT STUDIES OF CHILDREN'S LANGUAGE (LOBAN, 1963 "THE LANGUAGE OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN" ED 001 875). TEN SECOND-GRADE AND 11 FIFTH-GRADE TEACHERS IN A LARGE, SUBURBAN, PUBLIC SCHOOL…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Research, Elementary School Teachers, English
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)
Bailey, Beryl Loftman – 1968
The paper focuses on the linguistic behavior of Negro children concentrated in communities where a non-standard form of English is the accepted currency. Such children are verbal, possess a language fully developed to serve the needs of their "world," and think effectively enough to survive in a sometimes hostile environment. Certain basic…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Black Dialects, Black Youth, Child Language
