Investigated were the language styles used by three teachers in a school for the moderately, severely, and profoundly handicapped in a one-to-one teaching situation with 8 children (8 to 17 years old). (IM)

Explores the relational aspects of speech and markers which point up relational aspects according to the pupil's adjustment to his peer group and its activities and to institutional aspects of school life. (Text is in French.) (CDSH/CLK)

Presents the theoretical and methodological bases of a study designed to test the validity of Bernstein's theories on the role of language in school segregation. (Text is in French.) (CDSH/CLK)

These tenses may be taught effectively through pattern drills and structural exercises, followed by careful explanations designed to distinguish them from the plus-que-parfait, which may be taught concurrently. Guidelines for textbook presentation of these tenses are included, as are descriptions of their forms and usages. (DB)

Shows the development of the social place of women as reflected in the change in usage of words denoting women's roles. The contemporary connotations of such words as "Weib" and "Hausfrau" are defined and the development of these connotations is outlined and compared to the meanings of equivalent terms for men. (Text is in German.) (TL)

The unity of past and present provided by historical novels changes reading about history from dull lessons to interesting stories that youngsters can emphathize and identify with and that, in many cases, strongly relate to their own experiences. (Author)

Presents ten categories which illustrate the range of the uses of language, and discusses implications for instruction. (DD)

Latin America is the most widely used of the terms, but a more precise designation, at least in scholarly usage, would be useful. Distinctions are made on the basis of language in favor of the terms in the title. A bibliographical note for further reference is appended. (AMH)

Usage of the German "doch" is explained as an aid to teaching. (CHK)

An "organization of repair" operates in conversation, addressed to recurrent problems in speaking, hearing, and understanding. Several features of that organization are introduced to explicate the mechanism producing a skewing in which self-repair predominates over other-repair, and to show the operation of a preference for self-repair.…

Introduces the idea of a smart documentation system (SDS). Argues that an SDS will be more useful for providing interface that allows the user to describe problems using natural language. Describes a computational linguistic system that could provide the basis for such an interface, and the basic design of an SDS that would incorporate such an…

Examines the usage of the "voseo" in Guatemalan Ladino Spanish. It is concluded that "vos" has not replaced "tu" in Guatemalan Ladino Spanish but rather has joined with "tu" and "usted" to form a tri-level second person singular address system. (SED)

The study generated a list of the 1000 most frequently used words by teachers of hearing impaired children in six primary grade classes. Results have implications for real time captioning systems of communication. An alphabetical list and a list ordered by frequency of use are appended. (DB)

At the llth Biannual Conference on French Language the subject of language planning and the future prospects of French language development were discussed. Promoters of French language worldwide concluded that francophone Africa will play a major role in French language development from the year 2000. (TR)

Provides sample classroom exercises to develop middle school and high school youngsters' sensitivity to language skills, spelling, and grammar. Includes riddles, puns, puzzles, and other games drawn from J. Shipley's "Word Play." (JG)