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University of the Pacific

Construct validation of a language inventory

Abstract

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<p>Language is the all-encompassing term used in many places and having various denotations. For this reason language has uses, too. Oral language is used as a principal factor to determine cultural disadvantage and is the primary medium of instruction in the school setting. Language operates as the intangible aspect in measurements of intelligence. The term 'language development' is used whenever one refers to the merits of federally funded preschool projects and is accepted without definition while the counter term 'linguistics' brings confusion in the mind of many classroom teachers and administrators. Commercial materials carry the label "linguistic method" or a "language development program" for a specific population. For educators 'language' is a loose, all powerful term which needs to be limited in meaning to a specific set of principles.</p>

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Level thesis:degree_level
Thesis
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Speech
Year dc:date.available
1969

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Drennan, Margaret Louise Cheney
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Halvor P. Hansen

Subjects

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Rights

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Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/1685
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:uop_etds-2684

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2026-07-24
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citation

Drennan, Margaret Louise Cheney. Construct validation of a language inventory. Thesis thesis, 1969. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/1685