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Download full textOdlin, Terence – 1996
Possible origins for the use of "sorrow" as a negation in Hiberno-English are considered. Much of the evidence examined here comes from English literature. It is concluded that the uses of "sorrow" as negator and as euphemism probably reflect Celtic substrate influence. Structural evidence indicates that "sorrow"…
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, English, English Literature, Foreign Countries
Fleming, Margaret, Ed. – Arizona English Bulletin, 1981
The 14 articles in this journal issue provide suggestions for making language study interesting. Specific topics discussed in the articles include (1) metaphors, (2) expressing feelings, (3) grammar for speakers of nonstandard English dialects, (4) medical jargon, (5) grammar in the writing process, (6) the rhetoric of teacher comments, (7) slang,…
Descriptors: Dialects, Elementary Secondary Education, English, English Instruction
Anderson, Philip M., Ed. – The Leaflet, 1982
Emphasizing language as both medium and object of instruction, the articles in this focused journal issue promote the interaction of students' language and teachers' language as a means to increased student awareness of, and facility with, language. The first three articles provide a context, methodology, and evaluation framework for language…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, English, English Instruction, Grammar
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1982
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 29 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) aspects of the organization of redundancy rules in the lexicon; (2) the adult role in early child language acquisition; (3) semantic categorization,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Behavior Patterns, Child Language, Cognitive Style
Reiff, Tana, Ed. – Adult Student Magazine, 1981
Written for, by, and about adult students, this issue consists of a series of articles and features dealing with learning English as a native and as a second language. The first section contains six articles covering the following aspects of English and language learning: English as an interesting language that reflects the freedom of its…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Adults, Behavioral Objectives
Fleming, Margaret, Ed. – Arizona English Bulletin, 1983
Focusing on ways to teach language intelligently and enjoyably, this journal issue contains 23 articles dealing with a variety of topics. Article titles and authors are (1) "An Experiment: Immersing Students in Language" (S. C. Kirby); (2) "The Art of Storytaking" (J. Charnock); (3) "Getting Poems from the A-poetic" (J. W. Broaddus); (4) "Using…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, English, English Instruction
Pack, Alice C., Ed. – 1969
Four issues of the "TESL Reporter" are presented. Contents are as follows: "The Utterance-Response Method to Pattern Drill" by Jason B. Alter; "Your Gestures and Mannerisms: A Help or Hindrance?" by Alice C. Pack; "Part II: A Structural Comparison of English and Tongan" by Ermel J. Morton; "Teaching…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), Contrastive Linguistics, Discourse Analysis
Mitchell, Keith, Ed.; Parkinson, Brian, Ed. – Edinburgh Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, 1997
Papers on applied linguistics and language pedagogy include: "A Genre Analysis Study of 80 Medical Abstracts" (Kenneth Anderson, Joan Maclean); "Oral Classroom Testing in an Adult French Community Class" (Sheena Davies, Aileen Irvine, Jacqueline Larrieu); "Whose Relevance? Interpretation of Hybrid Texts by a Multiple…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Applied Linguistics, Audience Response, Bilingualism
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1982
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 22 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) black English and reading; (2) academic achievement, self-concept, and attitudes toward reading of students in bilingual and traditional programs; (3) cultural…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Black Dialects
Lester, Mark; And Others – ELT Documents, 1978
This issue contains articles ranging from a theoretical discussion of the nature of an international language to an assessment of the implications of teaching a local form of English. The following articles are included: (1) "International English and Language Variation," by M. Lester; (2) "The English Language, Ideology, and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cultural Differences, Dialect Studies
Caouette, Claudine, Ed.; Larrivee, Pierre, Ed. – 1997
English translations of articles in French in this issue include these: "Discourse Reported in the Print Media"; "Comparison of Register in Quebec and French Speakers"; "Method of Description of Specialized Verbs in View of Machine Translation Applications"; "Dialectal Areas in the Brazilian State of Rio Grande…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Biblical Literature, Braille, Contrastive Linguistics
