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Shen, Xianonan Susan – IRAL, 1990
Investigation of native Chinese speakers' acquisition of French suprasegmental features found that the subjects not only perceived the different directions of pitch but also placed them in the right categories, in spite of the differences between the use of pitch in tonal and intonational languages. (34 references) (CB)
Descriptors: Chinese, Distinctive Features (Language), French, Intonation
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Kaczmarski, Stanislaw P. – International Review of Applied Linguistics, 1965
Formal, contextual, and technical aspects of language teaching methodology design are discussed in this article. The author develops a basis for tentative classification of language drills and exercises in terms of linguistic behavior in the light of these aspects. Basic language skills are classified according to three types of stimulus-response…
Descriptors: Classification, Language Instruction, Language Patterns, Language Typology
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Ritchie, William C. – World Englishes, 1986
Proposes that the study of basilectal and acrolectal Singapore English can contribute to a better understanding of second language acquisition and use, emphasizing the operation of the monitor and specifications of the hierarchy of difficulty in the acquisition of syntactic structures. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Chinese, Correlation, Dialect Studies, Difficulty Level
Jolly, Yukiko S. – Papers in Japanese Linguistics, 1972
The designation of the Japanese word class "joshi" (in English known as particles, post-positional case markers, or relationals) by the term te-ni-wo-ha can be traced to the early superimposition of the Chinese writing system on Japanese speech. Because of the structural differences between the two languages and the existence of elements in…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Case (Grammar), Chinese, Comparative Analysis
Spencer, John, Ed. – 1964
Two monographs are included in this volume--Enkvist's "On Defining Style, an Essay in Applied Linguistics," and Spencer and Gregory's "An Approach to the Study of Style." The first monograph discusses the history of stylistics (linguistic and literary), different approaches to the problem of definition of style theory, and offers some remarks on…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics, English, English (Second Language)
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Flynn, Suzanne – Language Learning, 1987
The parameter-setting model of universal grammar provides a basis for integrating two theories of second language acquisition: contrastive analysis and creative construction. The elicited responses of adult native speakers of Spanish and adult native speakers of Japanese were examined. The head-initial/head-final parameter was the principle…
Descriptors: Child Language, Contrastive Linguistics, Deep Structure, English (Second Language)