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Mayer, Edgar – Francais dans le Monde, 1975
Discusses and exemplifies the author's use of transformational methods to clarify the seemingly arbitrary use of "de" and "a" to introduce the infinitive in French. (Text is in French.) (MSE)
Descriptors: French, Language Instruction, Language Patterns, Second Language Learning
Download full textSpolsky, Bernard – 1969
Redundancy in language reduces the possiblity of error and permits communication where there is interference in the communicating channel. The relationship between creativity (the basic distinction between language-like behavior and knowing a language) and redundancy has been clearly established. Knowledge of rules is the key factor in creativity…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Redundancy
Peer reviewedWhitley, M. Stanley – Hispania, 1986
Describes a comparative study of interrogative words in Spanish and English, which resulted in a series of hypotheses about the way Spanish speakers convey the interrogative how plus adjective or adverb. To test the hypotheses, surveys were conducted with native Spanish speakers. Surveys and results are discussed. (AMH)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, English, Language Usage, Native Speakers
Peer reviewedLane, H.; And Others – Linguistics, 1973
Revised version of a paper presented at the 17th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Liege, Belgium, July 1971. (DD)
Descriptors: Language Research, Listening Comprehension, Pronunciation, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedGotze, Lutz – Zielsprache Deutsch, 1971
Revised form of a paper given December 2, 1970 at a meeting of the Dutch Teachers of German in Woudschoten/Amsterdam, Netherlands. (RS)
Descriptors: Diagrams, Language Instruction, Language Laboratories, Linguistics
Peer reviewedBrown, T. Grant – Modern Language Journal, 1971
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Instructional Materials, Linguistic Theory, Linguistics
Roesler, Dietmar – Linguistik und Didaktik, 1979
Criticizes attempts to incorporate transformational grammar into foreign language teaching, citing specific failures in experiments with the transformational grammar model. (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), French, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedMonnerie, Annie – Langue Francaise, 1979
Examines the positive and negative features of traditional, transformational, and notional grammar as they relate to the teaching of French as a foreign language. (AM)
Descriptors: French, Grammar, Language Instruction, Linguistic Theory
Kastovsky, Dieter – Linguistik und Didaktik, 1978
Reviews some aspects of word formation in foreign language teaching that are receiving attention in current discussions. (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Morphology (Languages), Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedBalcom, Patricia A. – Second Language Research, 2001
Provides a general overview of two books--"The Second Time Around: Minimalism and Second Language Acquisition" and "Second Language Syntax: A Generative Introduction--and shows how the respond to key issues in second language acquisition, including the process of second language acquisition, access to universal grammar, the role of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Generative Grammar, Grammar, Language Research
Peer reviewedBabby, Leonard H. – Slavic and East European Journal, 1975
The fact that impersonal verbs in Russian do not form active participles or gerunds is discussed and explained. (RM)
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Linguistic Theory, Morphology (Languages), Russian
Catach, Nina – Francais dans le monde, 1974
(Text is in French.)
Descriptors: French, Generative Grammar, Graphemes, Initial Teaching Alphabet
Sellner, Manfred B. – Modern English Journal, 1975
Classifies idoms from various points of view, e.g., phrasal versus lexical idioms, and according to their grammatical structure. Fraser's frozenness hierarchy is recommended to help students because it groups together idioms with similar peculiarities. (Author/KM)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Generative Grammar, Idioms, Language Instruction
White, Ronald V. – IRAL, 1974
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Competency Based Education, Language Instruction, Linguistic Competence
Broderick, John P. – RELC Journal, 1974
This article illustrates how data on second language learning can contribute to linguistic theory and to teaching procedure. (AM)
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research, Language Instruction, Language Research
