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Guiora, Alexander Z.; Acton, William R. – Language Learning, 1979
Presents a restatement of the three basic constructs of "language ego,""language ego boundaries," and "permeability of language ego boundaries," discusses interdisciplinary "borrowing" of constructs, and examines the question of theory validation. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Language, Language Research, Linguistic Theory
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Guiora, Alexander Z.; And Others – Language Learning, 1975
A link between the acquisition of native-like second language pronunciation ability and certain personality constructs, such as empathy, is asserted. The influence of language on person and person on language is investigated. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Empathy, Language Research, Learning Theories, Linguistic Theory
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Guiora, Alexander Z.; Sagi, Abraham – Language Learning, 1978
Reports on an experiment conducted on 23 Israeli kindergarteners and 16 Israeli college students, which used a variant of a semantic differential test in order to test the hypothesis that young Israeli children, like adults, ascribe sexual meanings to words without regard to grammatical gender. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Grammar