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Motley, Michael T. – Communication Monographs, 1986
Examines concerns raised about the Spoonerisms of Laboratory Induced Predisposition (SLIP) technique by Sinsabaugh and Fox. Indicates that these concerns are generally unfounded and discusses implications for optimal use of the SLIP technique. (JD)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Evaluation Problems, Language Patterns
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Bartolucci, Giampiero; Fine, Jonathan – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1987
Analysis of psychiatric patients' utterances during an interview indicated that the percentage of unclear cohesive ties was significantly higher among schizophrenics than in a group of patients with mixed diagnoses (mostly affective disorders). Cohesive weakness was a more frequent characteristic of the language of schizophrenic speakers.…
Descriptors: Coherence, Communicative Competence (Languages), Discourse Analysis, Language Patterns
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Neville, Grace – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1987
Traces the history and describes the present state of France's regional languages (Alsacien, Basque, Breton, Catalan, Corsican, Flemish, and Occitan) and analyzes the common problems encountered by speakers of these languages. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Basque, Diachronic Linguistics, Ethnic Groups
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Kinosita, Koreo – Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, 1988
Contrasts Japanese language habits with Western language habits, asserting that Japanese need to speak more concisely, express themselves clearly and frankly, and eliminate superfluous polite language and preliminaries in order to be successful in the efficiency-oriented civilization that is a product of Western culture. (RAE)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages), Foreign Countries, Intercultural Communication
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Ginsburg, G. P.; Kilbourne, Brock K. – Journal of Child Language, 1988
Microanalyses of unstructured videotaped interactions of three mother-infant dyads revealed dramatic shifts in dyadic vocalization patterns from primarily overlapping to primarily alternating. These results suggest that the emergent patterns reflect increased potential for coordination within the dyad, which may be capitalized on by mother and…
Descriptors: Child Language, Infants, Interaction, Language Patterns
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Murphy, David T. – Russian Language Journal, 1987
Complements a previous article on the Russian verb system, treating deverbals (participles and gerunds) and the imperative mood. Paradigms for deriving each form for the three verb classes are indicated where (1) the infinitive is base form; (2) past tense is derived from infinitive; and (3) neither past nor nonpast is derived from infinitive.…
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Language Patterns, Morphology (Languages), Russian
Luetke-Stahlman, Barbara – Perspectives for Teachers of the Hearing Impaired, 1987
Analyzing language use samples of students who use bimodal (signed-and-spoken) communication can help assess specific language skills, determine language development level, and measure progress over time. Tables present an example of bimodal transcription, semantic and pragmatic skills taxonomies, and the milestones of pragmatic development. (VW)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments, Language Patterns
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Wilson, Thomas P.; Zimmerman, Don H. – Discourse Processes, 1986
Indicates a periodic structure in the distribution of between-turn silences in two-party conversation, a finding that is inconsistent with current stochastic or signaling models, which view social interaction as an exchange of stimuli and responses. Finds that social interaction is fundamentally a collaborative activity. (JD)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Cooperation, Dialogs (Language), Discourse Analysis
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Wierzbicka, Anna – Language in Society, 1986
Direct links between Australian English and the Australian culture are drawn. The author proposes ways in which a linguistically precise and culturally revealing study of linguistic phenomena such as expressive derivation, illocutionary devices, and speech act verbs are related to Australian society, history, culture, and "national…
Descriptors: Anthropological Linguistics, Cultural Influences, English, Foreign Countries
Ibrahim, Amr Helmy – Francais dans le Monde, 1986
The success of the suffixes "-tique" and "-ciel" in invading the French language in the form of neologisms is examined. An interview with a specialist in linguistics and information sciences concerning the development and usage of these suffixes is included. (MSE)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Etymology, French, Language Patterns
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Calve, Pierre – Modern Language Journal, 1985
Discusses dislocation, a construction in which one element, usually a noun, is isolated either at the beginning or at the end of a sentence while being represented in the body of the sentence by a pronoun. Discusses the place of dislocation in linguistic studies and its pedagogical implications. (SED)
Descriptors: French, Language Patterns, Language Styles, Nouns
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Vihman, Marilyn May; And Others – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1986
Using Locke's 1983 model, analyzes one tendency, consonant use in babbling and early words, and phonological word-selection patterns in 10 children, aged 8 to 16 months. Individual differences were found in all three domains analyzed, with some increase in uniformity across subjects with increasing knowledge of language. (Author/SED)
Descriptors: Child Language, Consonants, Infants, Language Acquisition
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Franco, Fabiola; Steinmetz, Donald – Hispania, 1985
Argues that the explanation of the use of "ser" and "estar" with locatives presented in the March 1984 issue of "Hispania" derives so directly from a theory of universal grammar because it is indicative of the explanatory adequacy of Case Grammar or of other, comparable theories of the deeper levels of linguistic structure. (SED)
Descriptors: Case (Grammar), Deep Structure, Language Patterns, Language Research
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Lofty, John – College Composition and Communication, 1985
One approach for encouraging students to develop their sense of audience is for them to record an interview, transcribe it, and then edit the written form for different audiences and rhetorical purposes. (HOD)
Descriptors: Editing, Higher Education, Interviews, Language Patterns
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Anderson, Philip – Unterrichtspraxis, 1985
Suggests that the acquisition of German syntactic patterns can be facilitated by providing 10 rules for German word order at the beginning of the first semester of instruction. The 10 rules and illustrative examples are included as well as notes on their use. Two sample student handouts are appended. (SED)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, German, Higher Education, Language Patterns
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