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Crawford, Mary; And Others – 1983
In a study of the differences in male and female descriptions of nine photographs, picture type was found to be an important variable. Twelve male and 8 female college students were asked to describe each of the photographs. Picture type was rated as high in interest to males, high in interest to females, or high in interest to both. Responses…
Descriptors: College Students, Color, Comparative Analysis, Expressive Language
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De Villiers, Jill G.; Flusberg, Helen B. Tager – Journal of Child Language, 1975
Children aged 2 - 4 were tested to determine the effects of plausibility on comprehension of negative statements. It was found that negatives about an exceptional item in an array, i.e. plausible negatives, were understood before implausible negatives. Other results are described and discussed. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns
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Giles, Howard; Bourhis, Richard Y. – Language Sciences, 1975
An investigation is reported which was designed to determine to what extent second generation male West Indians have accommodated to local white speech norms in the city of Cardiff. (RM)
Descriptors: Black Community, Black Dialects, Dialect Studies, Ethnic Groups
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Brown, Virginia, Ed. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1975
Described is the Madison, Wisconsin public school Specialized Educational Services program and a Madison Title III teacher training project in the analysis of language interaction in academic subject areas. (DB)
Descriptors: Administration, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children, Language Handicaps
Pohl, Jacques – Francais dans le Monde, 1975
Contrary to the pattern of many changes in French usage, the gradual loss of "ne" follows a continum from speakers who always omit it to those who never do, and considerable divergence may be shown in familiar versus formal language. Qualitative and quantitative perspectives are examined. (Text is in French.) (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, French, Grammar, Language Patterns
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Longhurst, Thomas M.; Stepanich, Lyanne – Child Study Journal, 1975
Analysis of mother-child interaction data for 36 children and their mothers revealed that the three groups of mothers' verbal interactions differed significantly in their mean length of utterance, percentage of yes-no questions, percentage of information questions, and percentage of clarification questions. (Author/CS)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Developmental Psychology, Interaction Process Analysis, Language Patterns
Loveland, Katherine A.; And Others – 1989
Sixteen subjects with autism and 16 with Down Syndrome (aged 5 to 27), matched on verbal mental age, watched a short puppet show or video skit and were then asked to tell the story to a listener and answer follow-up questions. The majority of both groups were able to produce recognizable, though primitive, narratives. The groups did not differ in…
Descriptors: Autism, Body Language, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis
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Bennett, Ruth, Ed.; And Others – 1986
A handlettered collection of approximately 220 commonly-used expressions and sentences in the language of the Yurok Indians of northwestern California includes common English equivalents as well as word-for-word translations. (LFL)
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, American Indians, Bilingual Instructional Materials
Corro, Raymond L. – Selecta, 1985
The nature and source of onomatopeic words in Spanish are discussed in order of decreasing resemblance to the sound imitated. The first group of onomatopeic words are the interjections, in which sound effects and animal sounds are expressed. Repetition is often used to enhance the effect. The second group includes verbs and nouns derived from the…
Descriptors: Componential Analysis, Diachronic Linguistics, Etymology, Form Classes (Languages)
Ohala, Manjari – 1986
A discussion of two aspects of Hindi phonology, schwa deletion and vowel nasalization, compares two theories concerning the processes behind these phenomena. A non-linear analysis is compared with a more traditional, linear notation. Results indicate that in most cases, both sets of rules work equally well but in some, the linear explanation is…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Comparative Analysis, Hindi, Language Patterns
Goodman, Kenneth S.; Bird, Lois Bridges – 1982
Analyzing word frequency in six complete texts, a study investigated how vocabulary can be used to define texts. The texts included three stories from 5th and 6th grade readers, selections from literature anthologies for 8th grade and 12th grade students, and a magazine essay for adults. Results indicated that if particular words occur frequently…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Language Patterns, Language Research, Language Usage
Jordan, Michael I. – 1986
Human behavior shows a variety of serially ordered action sequences. This paper presents a theory of serial order which describes how sequences of actions might be learned and performed. In this theory, parallel interactions across time (coarticulation) and parallel interactions across space (dual-task interference) are viewed as two aspects of a…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Epistemology, Language Patterns, Language Processing
Dickerson, Wayne B. – 1983
Both aural-oral practice with the sounds of English and formal rules are important in pronunciation instruction, and have a role to play in interlanguage development. Formal rules provide self-evaluation for purposes of self-correction, a process which allows learners to judge or self-correct their own utterances against rule-generated predictions…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Language Patterns
Budwig, Nancy – Papers and Reports on Child Language Development, 1985
Data drawn from videotapes of children aged 20 to 32 months were analyzed for patterns in the use of various self-reference forms at an age when children rarely refer to others compared to their use at an age when children more regularly refer to others as main participants. First, the distribution of the forms…
Descriptors: Child Language, Concept Formation, Developmental Stages, Infants
Tompkins, Gail E.; Yaden, David B., Jr. – 1986
Acknowledging that to study the development of a language is to study the history and culture of people and that English has been influenced by many geographic, political, economic, social, and linguistic forces, this booklet provides a ready reference for elementary and middle school/junior high school teachers confronted with students' questions…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Diachronic Linguistics, Elementary Education, English
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