The study of language attitudes has proved vital in order to guarantee the success of any proposal for language teaching in schools. Nevertheless, in Aragon, a region of Northern Spain close to the Pyrenees, three regional languages coexist. The number of studies on this phenomenon is scarce, and we can only associate this lack of research with…

This monograph describes the overall language situation in Luxembourg, a highly multilingual country in Western Europe, from a language policy and planning perspective. The first part discusses the social and historical contexts, including major societal changes and uncertainties about the future, which are bound up with Europeanisation and the…

Whereas most research in SLA assumes the relationship between the first language (L1) and the second language (L2) to be unidirectional, this study investigates the possibility of a bidirectional relationship. We examine the domain of manner of motion, in which monolingual Japanese and English speakers differ both in speech and gesture. Parallel…

A look at the television facilities and organization of New Guinea. (HB)

This volume is composed of preliminary phonological statements of seven indigenous languages of Colombia, South America. The studies, prepared in a 1965 field seminar in Lomalinda, Colombia, are data oriented and follow a common format for easy comparison. Titles and authors are: (1) "Phonemic System of Tucano," by Birdie West and Betty…

In order to assess the need and status of sources of multi-lingual rehabilitation terminology references, a questionnaire was sent to 96 related national and international organizations and selected individuals inquiring about the existance of present or developing terminology references. Results of the questionnaires indicated the availability of…

Until the last decade, the terms "English as a Second Language" and "English as a Foreign Language" were often used interchangeably in the United States. The careful distinction between the two made by the British, however, is gaining wider currency: by "English as a Foreign Language" is meant English taught as a school subject or on an adult…

Looks at the latest scientific discoveries in polyglossia as they pertain to understanding the mechanisms which allow simultaneous interpretation to take place. Considers separately the input and output switch mechanisms. Discusses the importance of anticipatory strategies to facilitate language switching in simultaneous translation.

Claims that the mother tongue function in foreign language learning over a background of two or more languages is transferable to any one of the background languages and that this transfer is predictable by a set of principles. Presents applications of the principles to multilingual settings of Nigeria and Cameroon. (SED)

Considers multilingualism among a group of ex-hunter gatherers, the Penans of Brunei. Findings suggest the language situation of the Penans is quite different from their neighbors and from other coastal-dwelling Bruneians. Explains underlying reasons of Penans' attitudes, as well as knowledge and patterns of language use among the Penans.…

Investigates whether the treatment of only one language of a multilingual fluent aphasic results in a parallel improvement of all languages, and whether the hypothesized benefits of rehabilitation last 4 years after the end of treatment. The resulting recovery pattern is non parallel, with a significant improvement of the language of treatment and…

Discusses aphasia, the language deficit resulting from damage to the language centers of the brain, in order to evaluate how research on bilingual and polyglot aphasic individuals has contributed to our knowledge of the representation of language and languages in neurologically intact humans' brains. Examines the literature on treating lateral…

Discusses Dutch in the Northern France, specifically the historical retreat of Dutch from Pas-de-Calais, historical evolution of the language situation in the Department du Nord, reactions to official language policy and language loss, characteristics of Flemish in France, alienation from other Dutch dialects by communicative isolation, linguistic…

The German model of bilingual education is described in terms of its history, syllabus, rationale, and aims and objectives. The essential features of the model are contrasted with other forms of bilingual education. (Contains 23 references.) (JL)

A framework for language planning categorizes 22 language planning goals in terms of the intersections between 3 types (status, corpus, and acquisition) and 2 approaches (policy and cultivation) of language planning. The model helps literacy developers to answer the question of which literacies to develop for what purpose. (Contains 44…