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Ortony, Andrew – 1976
Questions of reference, which occur in those situations in which the function or meaning of a name or description is at issue, cannot be answered by a purely semantic theory but need to be supported by aspects of a theory of pragmatics. This report investigates the implications of direct and indirect reference in language, concludes that a…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Language Patterns, Language Usage, Linguistic Theory
Jones, Lyle V.; Wepman, Joseph M. – 1965
To establish normative standards against which to contrast the speaking performance of aphasia patients, a sample of 54 adults representing a broad range of age and education were administered the picture cards of the Thematic Apperception Test to stimulate speech. The stories thus elicited were tape recorded. Each word spoken was grammatically…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Classification, Individual Characteristics, Language Handicaps
Tatham, M. A. A. – 1976
Variability is a term used to cover several types of phenomena in language sound patterns and in phonetic realization of those patterns. Variability refers to the fact that every repetition of an utterance is different, in amplitude, rate of delivery, formant frequencies, fundamental frequency or minor phase relationship changes across the sound…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Language Patterns, Language Research, Linguistic Theory
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McNutt, James C. – Journal of Phonetics, 1979
The magnitudes and patterns of two-point difference limens (DL) of the tongue were studied in children with and without articulation errors. Many children with misarticulation of /r/ had DLs that differed in magnitude and pattern from those of children with normal articulation and those with misarticulations of /s/. (NCR)
Descriptors: Acoustic Phonetics, Articulation (Speech), Child Language, Language Patterns
Lehiste, Ilse; And Others – 1972
This work contains five papers in the area of experimental linguistics. Papers include: (1) "Units of Speech Perception," a study which deals with problems of the temporal organization of speech; (2) a study, "Manner of Articulation, Parallel Processing, and the Perception of Duration," which examines the durational patterns characterizing the…
Descriptors: Acoustic Phonetics, Articulation (Speech), Contrastive Linguistics, Language Patterns
Heinberg, Paul – 1973
A consensus has prevailed among educators that Americans of verying ethnic, social, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds who must communicate with each other in social, academic, and occupational situations might achieve a greater degree of rapport if the dialect of the English mutually spoken and the speech mannerisms used were standardized.…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Behavior Patterns, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer)
LENNEBERG, ERIC H. – 1967
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BIOLOGY AND LANGUAGE IS EXPLORED IN THIS VOLUME. THE AUTHOR BELIEVES THAT "LANGUAGE IS THE MANIFESTATION OF SPECIES-SPECIFIC COGNITIVE PROPENSITIES. IT IS THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE BIOLOGICAL PECULIARITIES THAT MAKE A HUMAN TYPE OF COGNITION POSSIBLE." IN ATTEMPTING TO "REINSTATE THE CONCEPT OF THE BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Aphasia, Behavioral Science Research, Biology