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Peer reviewedOtman, Gabriel – French Review, 1989
Analysis of the linguistic borrowing from French of American newspapers looks at the areas where vocabulary is borrowed and stereotypes are perpetuated. The alterations made in French expressions, as a result of ignorance or in order to suit American habits, are examined. (MSE)
Descriptors: French, Language Patterns, Linguistic Borrowing, Newspapers
Peer reviewedGarrison, David – Hispania, 1990
Suggests four methods to help students make intelligent guesses and expand their Spanish vocabulary through induction of cognate patterns, including making students consciously aware of cognate patterns; emphasizing general patterns of English abstract words and their corresponding Spanish cognates; enhancing inductive learning strategies through…
Descriptors: English, Higher Education, Language Patterns, Learning Strategies
Download full textNgan, Yuen-Wan; Kong, Wai-ping – 1999
A study investigated the role of audience awareness in translation of lexical items, specifically as it may affect translation from English to Chinese. The audiences, or readership, in this case is defined as readers from three different regions in which Chinese is used predominantly: Hong Kong; mainland China; and Taiwan. The varieties of Chinese…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Chinese, Contrastive Linguistics, English
Peer reviewedParks, Roger L.; Vigil, Neddy – Hispania, 1992
A context-based framework for teaching the history of Portuguese is presented. It incorporates passages from a medieval Galician-Portuguese work to illustrate diachronic linguistic processes in the evolution of the language. Advantages of the approach, prerequisites, text, and syllabus are described, and a sample analysis is provided. (53…
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, European History, Higher Education, Language Patterns
Boissonneault, Chantal, Ed. – 1998
Papers on language research include: "L'expression de l'opposition en Latin" ("The Expression of Opposition in Latin" (Claude Begin); "Le francais de l'Abitibi: characteristiques phonetiques et origine socio-geographique des locuteurs" ("The French of Abitibi: Phonetic Characteristics and Socio-Geographic Origin…
Descriptors: Adverbs, African Languages, Communication Apprehension, Computational Linguistics
O Baoill, Donall P., Ed. – TEANGA: The Irish Yearbook of Applied Linguistics, 1995
Essays in applied linguistics include: "Meaningful Negotiation: A Study of the Pedagogical Value of Autotutor-An Interactive Video Learning Resource" (John Stephen Byrne); "Medium of Instruction in the L2 Classroom" (Wei Danhua); "The Story of Language Contact and Shift in Ireland: How Unique, How Universal?" (Markku,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Applied Linguistics, Arabic, Computer Software
Caouette, Claudine, Ed.; Larrivee, Pierre, Ed. – 1997
English translations of articles in French in this issue include these: "Discourse Reported in the Print Media"; "Comparison of Register in Quebec and French Speakers"; "Method of Description of Specialized Verbs in View of Machine Translation Applications"; "Dialectal Areas in the Brazilian State of Rio Grande…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Biblical Literature, Braille, Contrastive Linguistics
