Revision of an article in Colloquia Germanica", n2-3 p268-288 1970. (RS)

Lends support to the hypothesis that children from minority ethnic groups with a low socioeconomic status are likely to have more problems in auditory discrimination than children with only one of these background factors. (Author/DR)

The results of this study indicate that the voiceless fricatives, /S/ and /Sh/, are reduced in intensity when spoken in a whispered vowel environment. In addition females may produce relatively weaker fricative intensity and intra-oral pressure. (Author)

Discusses the differences between literary analysis and linguistics and between the structures of language and literature. (SW)

Recommends a return to the traditional approach of studying grammar via sentence diagraming. (SW)

Encourages the teacher to accept the disadvantaged child's language. Lists selected references to help develop language skills. (DR)

Overview of current research on how children learn their native language before school. Implications to aid learning in school are discussed. (DR)

Gives an elementary description of German syntax which is coherent and provides students with finite, countable categories: (1) the predicate, (2) its nominal complements, and (3) modifiers. Analyzes each category and gives examples with teaching suggestions. (EKN)

A multilevel analysis of verbal and nonverbal factors, response latency, and intonation, in four autistic boys (4 to 9 years old) revealed that immediate echolalia is far more than a meaningless behavior. Seven functional categories of echolalia were discovered and are discussed in reference to behavioral and linguistic features of each category.…

Discusses the role of hearing and speaking in learning a classical language. Presents several examples of oral-aural techniques for the Latin classroom. (EKN)

Suggests aids to the acquisition of some of the basic features that are sources of difficulty in Russian verbs. The proposals concern form rather than function and are derived from regularity, overall frequency, and actual occurrence in textbooks. (EKN)

Gives some examples of internal contradictions in the use of the Spanish subjunctive. Details these contradictions to show there is only a tenuous relationship between surface forms and semantic features and categories. (EKN)

Discusses reading as a culturally conditioned and situationally sensitive activity. (FL)