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Di Pietro, Robert J. – Italica, 1972
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Formal Criticism, Italian, Learning Theories
Weisgerber, Leo – Wirkendes Wort, 1971
Questions Chomsky's postulation of an innate capacity for language use, and suggests that Chomsky is modifying his theory by including the time factor in his consideration of language acquisition. (RS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Language Ability, Learning Processes, Learning Theories

Verhaar, John W. M. – Language Sciences, 1971
Paper delivered as a Forum Lecture at the 1970 Linguistic Institute at Ohio State University. (DS)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Learning Theories, Linguistic Theory, Linguistics

Lado, Robert – Modern Language Journal, 1970
Experiment supported by a grant from the U.S. Office of Education, OEC-0-70-1626. Bibliography included. (DS)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Deep Structure, Language Instruction, Language Research
McGee, Donald – 1968
Conceptual models of language learning and language use were made by a committee of school personnel interested in investigating learning differences in preschool language development, even though public school systems do not as yet include preschool classes. Normative information was collected from various research sources and classified.…
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Language Acquisition, Language Handicaps, Language Usage

Carroll, John B. – Review of Educational Research, 1964
This review of literature in linguistics and the psychology of language focuses on studies produced from 1961 through 1963. Such topics as language development, generative grammar, semantics, and the role of linguistics in the teaching of reading are covered, and much attention is given to the areas of verbal learning and the psychology of…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Grammar, Language Acquisition, Learning Theories
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
Riegel, Klaus F. – 1972
This paper discusses the development of structuralism in psychology, linguistics, mathematics, philosophy, anthropology, and sociology by citing theories supported by thinkers in all these fields. The contrast between structure (schema, pattern, gestalt) and function (activity, interaction, transformation) is used as the point of departure for the…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development, Genetics

Carroll, John B. – Review of Educational Research, 1958
An introductory statement notes the increased interest in the fields of communication theory, linguistics, and psycholinguistics during the period 1953-57 and suggests reasons for this attention. The body of the article summarizes and comments upon some of the relevant literature published since 1953 in these three interrelated areas, limiting the…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Bibliographies, Communication (Thought Transfer), Information Theory