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Hobson, Arline B. – 1973
In this monograph, the language and pedagogical concepts embodied in the Tucson Early Education Model are used to develop a systematized method of natural language learning. It is hypothesized that young children in school continually resystematize their language, and that conscious and systematic modeling by the teacher should accelerate this…
Descriptors: Child Language, Concept Formation, Feedback, Intentional Learning
McNeill, David – 1972
On the basis of experimental data, the author makes the following observations: (1) the basic encoding processes in speech, the schemas of order, first produce elementary underlying sentences; (2) underlying sentence structure is the controlling step in the organization of speech; (3) underlying sentence structure plays a central role in…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Deep Structure, Experiments
Haskins Labs., New Haven, CT. – 1973
This document, containing 15 articles and 2 abstracts, is a report on the current status and progress of speech research. The following topics are investigated: phonological fusion, phonetic prerequisites for first-language learning, auditory and phonetic levels of processing, auditory short-term memory in vowel perception, hemispheric…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Feedback

Defense Language Inst., Washington, DC. – 1971
This is the second to two volumes dealing with a comprehensive review of structural patterns in the Advanced Preparatory Course prepared by the Defense Language Institute. All essential grammatical structures introduced in the Basic Course are included in the 15 lessons. The purpose of the review is to stimulate recall and reinforce previously…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Adverbs, Conversational Language Courses, Cyrillic Alphabet
Price, James D. – 1971
The final part of a four-part report of research on the development of a computerized, phrase-structure grammar of modern Hebrew describes the computerized algorithm for analyzing the sentences generated based on a complex-constituent-phrase structure grammar. The first section here discusses a structural model for modern Hebrew; the second…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computational Linguistics, Computer Programs, Deep Structure
Williams, George M., Jr. – 1971
Discussion of eight major works relevant to a linguistic description of Puerto Rican English seeks to contribute to a more unified theory of bilingualism and second language acquisition. The author's observations on phonological, lexical and morphological, and syntactic implications are presented in an attempt to coordinate the theory. The works,…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingualism, English (Second Language), Ethnic Groups
Arellano, Sonya I.; Draper, Jean E. – 1970
This study explores the relationships between a child's discriminatory abilities in the areas of pitch, intensity, rhythm, timbre, and tonal memory and his capacity to comprehend and speak the Spanish language. The Spanish accent is analyzed on the basis of intonation, stress, sinalepha, and phone production. These factors were tested both in…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Aptitude Tests, Articulation (Speech), Basic Skills
Defense Language Inst., Washington, DC. – 1972
This is a field-test edition of the revised "Indonesian Basic Course," prepared by the Defense Language Institute. Lessons are structured around language pattern recognition exercises, dialogue mastery and translation, and a review of grammar. Cultural notes and vocabulary lists are included. Lessons concern: (1) occupations, (2) color, (3) points…
Descriptors: Advanced Programs, Audiolingual Methods, Audiolingual Skills, Basic Skills
Mattingly, Ignatius G. – 1971
Parallels between sign stimuli and speech cues suggest some interesting speculations about the origins of language. Speech cues may belong to the class of human sign stimuli which, as in animal behavior, may be the product of an innate releasing mechanism. Prelinguistic speech for man may have functioned as a social-releaser system. Human language…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Animal Behavior, Articulation (Speech), Artificial Speech
Stieglitz, Francine – 1972
There is a need for empirical investigation of the optimal length for drill sentences at various states of second language learning. This paper reports the results of a study that explores the effects of sentence length and grammatical structure on the ability of foreign students to repeat English sentences. It was hypothesized that sentences of…
Descriptors: Educational Experiments, English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Grammar
Hofstra Univ., Hempstead, NY. Center for the Study of Higher Education. – 1972
This booklet comprises eleven articles selected from a set of papers delivered by a number of professional educators and researchers during seminars arranged in the West Indies and the United States in compliance with the goals of the Caribbean American Scholars Exchange Program. The 11 articles are grouped in 4 sections. The first section…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Dialects, Black Education, Communication Problems

Cromer, Richard F. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 1987
A longitudinal study was conducted using 18 mildly/moderately retarded 14- and 15-year-olds to investigate word knowledge acquisition and subcategorization features of the words. Retarded children's errors were highly correlated with word frequency. Two interpretations (gradual acquisition of word knowledge and a reorganization theory) are…
Descriptors: Context Clues, Error Analysis (Language), Language Acquisition, Language Patterns
Minami, Masahiko; Ovando, Carlos J. – 1995
The traditional discussion of language issues is extended to multicultural settings by looking at how language shapes and is shaped by diverse cultural experiences. This review of existing studies shows that the acquisition of culture-specific communicative competence and socialization patterns plays a significant role in language acquisition and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Competence, Context Effect
Notes on Linguistics, 1998
The four issues of the journal of language research and linguistic theory include these articles: "Notes on Determiners in Chamicuro" (Steve Parker); Lingualinks Field Manual Development" (Larry Hayashi); "Comments from an International Linguistics Consultant: Thumbnail Sketch" (Austin Hale); "Carlalinks…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Computer Software, Computer Software Development, Contrastive Linguistics
Bonk, William J. – 2000
This study reports on the development, administration, and analysis of a test of collocational knowledge for English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) learners of a wide range of proficiency levels. Through native speaker item validation and pilot testing, three subtests were developed and administered to 98 ESL learners of low-intermediate to advanced…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods, Factor Analysis