Explores the possible origins of Malacca Creole Portuguese, and compares and contrasts Papia Kristang with other related creoles. (AM)

A 4 dimensional typology of views of minority group life styles is discussed, with reference to the Mexican American life style. (NQ)

Sixteen suggestions are offered for using extra school space to improve the quality of education. (Author/MLF)

This paper considers morphophonemic changes that take place in verbal stem formation in Gude, a Chadic language of Nigeria. It is necessary to assign the classificatory features of the phonology to syllables rather than to single segments. (CK)

The paper explores problems encountered in using a taxonomy of the psychomotor domain and provides instrumentation useful to structuring statements of objectives to assure well-balanced approaches to industrial and technical education. (Author/AJ)

Attempts to show that the comparison of language structures may be relevant to diachronic linguistics, and in particular to areal linguistics. The article is based on an ongoing comparative study aimed at devising a typology of African languages. (Author/RM)

Supported by the United States Office of Education, Small Projects Program, Grant No. 7-E-103.

Investigation aided by a grant from the Foundations' Fund for Research in Psychiatry.

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