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Showing 1 to 20 of 50 for “"language variation"”.
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Tracing language variation in Spanish: A multidisciplinary approach
… referentiality (Aissen, 2008). In Spanish, the language that is the subject of this dissertation, animate and specific objects are marked with DOM, as in Juan ve a María ‘Juan sees DOM María’. However, as suggested by several recent studies (von Heusinguer & Kaiser, 2005; Tippets, 2010; …
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Language acquisition and language variation : the role of morphology
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, 1995.
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Language variation and change: A case study of Shaba Swahili
Swahili has generally been perceived as a homogenous entity whose norms are reflected in the variety spoken on the coast of East Africa. Any deviations from these norms are perceived as trademark of colloquialism, corruption, deterioration and/or sub-standardness. In the Zairian province of Shaba, …
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The Effects of Language Variation and Age on Measures of Narrative Microstructure
… study was to explore the relationship between language variation, age and narrative microstructure in the spoken narratives of African American school-age children. While efforts to identify language-variety fair measures are underway (e.g., Mills et al., 2021; Mills et al., 2017; Mills & Fox, …
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"Elements of Language Variation in Palsgrave's ""Lesclarcissement De La Langue Francoyse"" (1530)"
… in conjunction with his observations on variation in French. Palsgrave's goal was to formulate a set of grammatical rules which would thoroughly describe the French language for English learners, and he incorporated both literary and non-literary varieties in his model of description. I …
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Language variation in the Botswana speech community and its impact on children's education
This study seeks to investigate Language variation in the Botswana speech community and its impact on children's education. The study is premised on the assumption that the learner's non-standard language from the home environment is not accommodated in the learning environment. The language used …
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Language variation and contact phonetic and phonological aspects of Portuguese of Maputo city
… in allophonic distribution and sociolinguistic variation in Portuguese in Mozambique, taking into account community-based patterns of use. The data used in this study is part of Panorama of Oral Portuguese of Maputo "PPOM - Panorama do Português Oral do Maputo", a linguistic survey comprised of …
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Language variation in the Transkeian Xhosa speech community and its impact on children's education
This study investigates language variation in the Transkei Xhosa speech community, focusing on the different dialects spoken in this geographical area and their impact on the education of children. As the study focuses on children's education, it is hypothesized that there is a possible correlation …
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Contribution of sign language variations to academic performance of learners with hearing impairments in selected copperbelt and Lusaka primary special schools in Zambia
… sought to determine the contribution of Sign Language Variation to academic performance of grade Primary School Learners with hearing impairments. Four objectives guided the study; namely: establish the contribution of Sign Language Variation to academic performance of Primary School learners …
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Contribution of sign language variations to academic performance of learners with hearing impairments in selected copperbelt and Lusaka primary special schools in Zambia
… sought to determine the contribution of Sign Language Variation to academic performance of grade Primary School Learners with hearing impairments. Four objectives guided the study; namely: establish the contribution of Sign Language Variation to academic performance of Primary School learners …
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Chinese Internet Language: A Study of Identity Construction
… to the understanding of the interaction between language use and identity construction in the Internet arena. Aside from documenting a new type of language contact and convergence in the digital age, this dissertation also informs research on the social and technological factors responsible for …
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A descriptive study of certain characteristics in which the language of a class of third grade Negro children differs from standard English
<p>Children come to school speaking the language of their speech community. For some children, the language in their speech community is a variety of English that differs from standard English or what may be called "school English." These children may experience great difficulties in speaking …
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Teacher perceptions of student speech
Although language variation is widespread and natural,it is subject to judgement. Where a standard language has developed, other varieties tend to be judged against its "standards". While a number of overseas studies have found that this type of linguistic bias occurs in education and negatively …
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Phonetic variation, sound change, and identity in Scottish Gaelic
This thesis examines language variation and change in a context of minority language revitali- sation. In particular, I concentrate on young fluent speakers of Scottish Gaelic, a minority language of Scotland that is currently undergoing revitalisation. Data from three groups of speakers are …
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A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Variation in a Rural African Community
This study mainly investigates whether language variation due to sociolinguistic stratification in Western urban speech communities is similar to that in rural African communities, using as a case study the multilingual Chasu of Same district in Kilimanjaro Tanzania. Primarily, the study addresses …
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The Englishization of Tanzanian Kiswahili: A study in language contact and convergence
… indicates that the vast majority of studies on language variation and change in African languages have generally been undertaken from the point of view of Africanization of European languages (e.g., Spencer 1971, Sey 1973, Angogo et al. 1980, Bokamba 1982, Chishimba 1984, Kamwangamalu 1989, …
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Self-Concept Assessment of Linguistically Diverse Students
… the students' linguistic backgrounds; the language most frequently used in the home, whether it is "standard" English, Black English, Spanish, or any other language. It was the premise of this researcher that if a child's first language or dialect deviates from the "standard," which is …
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"""Walking the line"": bilingual sorbs, emotions, and endangerment in eastern Germany"
"As an anthropological study of language and emotions, this dissertation explores the local practices of the bilingual Sorbs, an endangered language community in eastern Germany near the Czech border. In the broadest terms, “Walking the Line”: Bilingual Sorbs, Emotions and Endangerment in Eastern …
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Oral Narration of African American Students in General and Gifted Education Programs
… feature, lexical diversity (NDW), and general language production (MLU, TNU, TNW). A culturally-fair standardized language assessment battery was administered including the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-4, Expressive Vocabulary Test-2, and the Diagnostic Evaluation of Language …
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Variation in the performance of speech acts in Peninsular Spanish: apologies and requests
This study examines variations in the performance of speech acts and additional discourse features in situational speech patterns of Peninsular Spanish. Based on studies by Blum-Kulka, et al. (1989), nine situations were created, varying from less severe to more severe, to elicit natural responses …
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