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CHANG, KUN; SHEFTS, BETTY – 1964
THIS INTRODUCTORY MANUAL OF SPOKEN TIBETAN IS INTENDED FOR THE ADULT STUDENT WITH SOME KNOWLEDGE OF LINGUISTICS. THE FIRST OF THE ELEVEN UNITS IN THIS TEXT DEALS WITH ASPIRATION, POINTS OF ARTICULATION, VOWELS, TONES, CONSONANT FINALS OF MONOSYLLABIC WORDS, AND STRESS. FOLLOWING UNITS INTRODUCE FURTHER SYNTACTIC FEATURES OF THE LANGUAGE, PRESENTED…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction, Morphology (Languages)
Defense Language Inst., Washington, DC. – 1964
These five volumes, comprising 65 lesson units, follow the Defense Language Institute audiolingual approach and general format. New materials, introduced in "basic dialogs," are followed by colloquial and literal translations, word lists, and in later lessons, by a variety of drills and reading exercises. A consonant chart and a…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Burmese, Burmese Culture, Instructional Materials
Defense Language Inst., Washington, DC. – 1965
This nine-volume basic course in Cantonese Chinese is designed for 47 weeks of intense audiolingual instruction. The first book of the series introduces the pronunciation, with emphasis on the tone system, and the basic aspects of the grammar. Also introduced in this volume is the romanization system used in this series (the U.S. Army Language…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Cantonese, Chinese Culture, Grammar
Defense Language Inst., Washington, DC. – 1964
This seven-volume series constitutes the Defense Language Institute (Army Language School) 47-week course in the Toishan dialect of Cantonese. Beginning lessons present the tone and sound system in romanized script. Chinese characters are introduced in the fourth lesson. (See related document AL 001 479, "Chinese Cantonese Basic Course,"…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Cantonese, Chinese Culture, Dialects
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Matson, Dan M. – 1971
Oriya, a language spoken by approximately 14 million Indians who live along the coast of the Bay of Bengal, is the subject of this introductory language text. The basic, grammatical framework of Oriya is developed in this volume. Presentation of the orthographic system is achieved through the Romanization of the Oriya alphabet. Short dialogues…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Ethnic Groups, Form Classes (Languages), Grammar
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Matson, Dan M. – 1971
The purpose of this text is to teach the beginning student to use the Oriya writing system, used principally by some 14 million Indians who live along the coast of the Bay of Bengal. The 16 lessons are designed to enable the student to progress at his own speed and to keep a constant check on his control of the material covered. It is suggested…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Form Classes (Languages), Grammar, Grammar Translation Method