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Download full textMetcalf, Allan A. – 1979
The English spoken by Spanish-surnamed Americans of the southwestern United States often has a Spanish flavor, even though the speakers may have no competence in Spanish. This Chicano English is discussed in a series of descriptions based on a number of previous studies of regional variations. Each description covers pronunciation, intonation,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Dialect Studies, English, Intonation
PDF pending restorationOtanes, Fe T.; Wrigglesworth, Hazel – Studies in Philippine Linguistics, 1992
Four topics covered in this volume include a pedagogical grammar of Tboli (Vivian M. Forsberg), Bantoanon phonology (Heather Kilgour and Gail Hendrickson), demonstratives in Aklanon narratives (Kristine Jensen and Rodolfo Barlaan), and behavioral discourse strategy in Eastern Bontoc (Takashi Fukuda). Tboli is a language spoken by people living in…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Dialects, Foreign Countries, Grammar
Davies, Alan, Ed.; Parkinson, Brian, Ed. – Edinburgh Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, 1994
The eight papers in this volume, prepared by staff and students of the Institute for Applied Language Studies of Edinburgh University, address a variety of issues in applied linguistics. The papers include: (1) "A Coding System for Analyzing a Spoken Database" (Joan Cutting); (2) "L2 Perceptual Acquisition: The Effect of…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Walz, Joel – 1979
The purpose of this study was to describe the pronunication of American college students learning French. To gather the data a set of 21 sounds, all theoretically in contrast with English sounds, was chosen. These were elicited in a series of sessions during the subjects' first semester of French. The subjects recorded their pronunciation on…
Descriptors: College Students, Contrastive Linguistics, Error Analysis (Language), French
Payne, David, Ed. – Notes on Linguistics, 2000
This quarterly publication is designed to share information of practical, theoretical, administrative, and general interest. It provides linguistic fieldworkers with news, reviews, announcements, and articles that will stimulate interest in linguistics and help them to stay current with the field. Articles in this volume include the following: "Is…
Descriptors: Acoustic Phonetics, Annotated Bibliographies, Applied Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics
Stone, Elizabeth R. – Higher Education Extension Service Review, 1992
This report examines the importance of an individual's linguistic capability and its impact on academic achievement. Main areas of examination include an historical perspective on linguistics, descriptions of formal linguistics and psycholinguistics and their role in understanding academic achievement, and the educational implications of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Valdes Fallis, Guadalupe, Ed.; Garcia-Moya, Rudolfo, Ed. – 1976
This volume gathers a sampling of educators' ideas on the issue of the role of the non-standard dialect in the teaching of Spanish to Spanish speakers. Part one, "Rationale for the Teaching of Spanish to the Spanish Speaking," deals with philosophy and theory and contains papers by Guadalupe Valdes Fallis and Nasario Garcia. Part two,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Grammar
Dickerson, Wayne B., Ed.; And Others – Issues and Developments in English and Applied Linguistics (IDEAL), 1988
Articles in this volume of the journal on English as a Second Language and applied linguistics include: "The 'ng' Challenge: Five Simple Rules for Pronunciation Prediction" (Carol A. Buss); "The Effect of Markedness on Epenthesis in Spanish/English Interlanguage" (Robert S. Carlisle); "Proficiency-Based Instruction:…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Competency Based Education, English (Second Language)
Abu-Ali, Beth, Ed.; Bruch, Julie, Ed. – 1988
Fourteen original research papers by faculty and students of the Linguistics Department and other related departments of the University of Kansas are presented. The titles and authors are as follows: "A Kinesic Approach to Understanding Communication and Context in Japanese" (Bruch); "Correlations between the Three Level Tones and…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Anthropological Linguistics, Body Language, Canada Natives
Pack, Alice C., Ed. – 1970
Four issues of "TESL Reporter" are presented. Contents include the following articles: "Feedback: An Anti-Madeirization Compound" by Henry M. Schaafsma; "Using the Personal Pronoun 'I' as a Compound Subject" by G. Pang and D. Chu; "The Consonant'L' in Initial and Final Positions" by Maybelle Chong; "Sentence Expansion for the Elementary Level" by…
Descriptors: Consonants, Educational Games, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
