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Pynsent, Robert – Zielsprache Englisch, 1972
Discusses vocabulary and pronunciation usage as evidence of tasteful'' behavior. (VM)
Descriptors: Culture, Language Styles, Language Usage, Pronunciation
Sachs, Sabine – Deutsch als Fremdsprache, 1972
Descriptors: Grammar, Instructional Design, Language Instruction, Language Patterns
Godkewitsch, Michael – Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1972
Results supported the hypothesis that bilinguals would make more errors in English than native speakers, and that English unilinguals would err more on German than on English pentagrams. (Author)
Descriptors: Acoustic Phonetics, Bilingualism, Comprehension, English
Neill, Jeffrey P. – Coll Engl, 1970
Descriptors: College Students, Critical Reading, English Instruction, Language Usage
Seymour, Dorothy Z. – Elem Engl, 1970
A teacher comments critically on linguists' pronouncements concerning reading instruction and English usage. (RD)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Language Patterns, Language Usage, Lexicography
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Newsome, Bernard – English in Australia, 1972
The transactional, expressive and poetic functions of language are discussed; examples from elementary school student conversation and writing are included. (Author/SP)
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Elementary School Students, English Curriculum, Expressive Language
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Wolk, Anthony – College English, 1972
There has been little criticism of one feature of the American Heritage Dictionary which brings its entire linguistic practice into question: its highly promoted Usage Panel. (Author)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Bias, Dictionaries, Language Standardization
Hipkiss, Robert A. – ETC Rev Gen Seman, 1970
Descriptors: Adults, Generation Gap, Language Usage, Middle Class Standards
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Reed, Peter J. – English Journal, 1971
Discusses the use of euphemisms, self-aggrandizing expressions, semi-pseudo-technical jargon, idioms, etc., in everyday usage of English. (RB)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Expressive Language, Language, Language Usage
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Atwood, John T.; Falkenberg, Steven D. – Journal of Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Adjectives, Concept Formation, Difficulty Level, Language Research
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Giles, Howard – Educational Review, 1971
Study investigates the attitudes and reported behaviour of 60 infant and primary schoolteachers towards accent usage and change -- the results being discussed in the light of an accent extension programme. (Author)
Descriptors: Language Usage, Lower Class, Middle Class, Nonstandard Dialects
Keyser, Samuel J. – Elem Engl, 1970
Paper presented at a conference of Massachusetts state English coordinators, Fitchburg State Teacher's College, November 1967. (RD)
Descriptors: Elementary School Curriculum, Grammar, Induction, Inquiry
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Malkoc, Anna Maria; Roberts, A. Hood – English Journal, 1971
A report from the Educational Resources Information Center at the Center for Applied Linguistics; includes ERIC abstracts of documents pertinent to this topic. (RD)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Bilingualism, English Instruction, Language Usage
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Burke, Ronald J. – Journal of General Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Ability, Anxiety, Cognitive Processes, Data Analysis
Sprafkin, Robert P. – J Counseling Psychol, 1970
Results of an experiment to test predictions derived from balance theory about social influence and communication within a psychological treatment situation indicated that subjects changed their meanings of words when such changes were advocated by the counselors, and reported increased confidence when they apparently agreed with the counselors…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Interpersonal Relationship, Language Patterns, Language Usage
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