The author argues that a child is linguistically sophisticated by the time he starts school and that his language should be respected even if it does not fit the correct" pattern of the school. (MM)

The redundancy of some English grammatical elements is illustrated by comparisons with similar Chinese constructions. (RD)

Analyzes the mechanisms involved in speech level shift in discourse that contains the "des/mas" forms. Concludes that level shift is often used to signal empathy between speakers and to indicate coherence and the hierarchical positioning of utterances in discourse. (EKN)

Analysis of interaction between pairs of deaf and hearing preschoolers indicated that both roles in dialogue (speaker-initiator and speaker-responder) were used by dyads, but their pattern of performance was different. Deaf speaker-initiators displayed a narrower range of complexity in their utterances while deaf speaker-responders were less…

Discusses common misconceptions about German adverbs. Explains that adverbs can also modify nouns, pronouns, and entire sentences, and that the adverb modifies by showing condition rather than characteristic. Adds "cause" and "negation" to the traditional adverbial categories of "time,""manner," and "place." (EKN)