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Pensado, J. L. – Cuadernos Hispanoamericanos, 1973
Descriptors: Etymology, Language Arts, Language Research, Linguistics
Download full textAnderson, Richard C.; Nagy, William E. – 1989
This report addresses the nature of the knowledge people possess about word meanings, and how this knowledge is acquired and used in reading comprehension. The report outlines a "standard model" of word meanings which equates word meanings with critical features, or necessary and sufficient conditions for serious, literal use of a word.…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Language Research, Linguistic Theory, Models
Johnston, Janet S. – Elementary English, 1974
Discusses the current debate over bi-dialectalism, proposing that we use dialects as a means of teaching language to everyone. (RB)
Descriptors: Child Language, Dialects, Elementary Education, Language Acquisition
LOBAN, WALTER – 1963
THIS 7-YEAR LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF THE LANGUAGE SKILLS OF 338 OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, SCHOOL CHILDREN UTILIZES A SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF BOTH THE SEMANTIC AND STRUCTURAL ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE. A SPECIFIC METHOD OF LANGUAGE ANALYSIS HAS BEEN SHAPED. THE "SEGMENTATION" METHOD OF ANALYSIS USES SEVERAL TYPES OF SENTENCE SEGMENTS. A…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Elementary School Students, Language Arts, Language Patterns
Wolf, Maryanne, Ed.; And Others – 1980
The purpose of this book is to bring together essays--first published in the "Harvard Educational Review"--that identify and explicate critical issues and positions on language and reading, examine many educational and political problems arising from these issues, and illuminate the historical and philosophical developments that have made literacy…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Cognitive Processes, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education
