A treebank study of clausal coordinate ellipsis in spoken and written
... The lower proportion of elliptical versions within the set of all clausal coordinations as well the frequency shift of CCE forms result from a narrower scope (“window”) of online grammatical planning in spoken as compared to written sentence production. More specifically, in order not to overtax onl ...
... The lower proportion of elliptical versions within the set of all clausal coordinations as well the frequency shift of CCE forms result from a narrower scope (“window”) of online grammatical planning in spoken as compared to written sentence production. More specifically, in order not to overtax onl ...
4. Third scenario: Sexual selection and a run
... were conserved or can be inferred from archeological records. The following dates help to establish the basic time scale: ...
... were conserved or can be inferred from archeological records. The following dates help to establish the basic time scale: ...
Checklist of dialect features
... Within the United States there are a few (recessive) nonrhotic regions, for instance in eastern New England, New York City and the Tidewater South (Fisher 2001: 75–7) as well as among African Americans. Otherwise American English shows a retroflex /r / [] in syllable-codas, a feature which may have ...
... Within the United States there are a few (recessive) nonrhotic regions, for instance in eastern New England, New York City and the Tidewater South (Fisher 2001: 75–7) as well as among African Americans. Otherwise American English shows a retroflex /r / [] in syllable-codas, a feature which may have ...
- Philsci
... There are some interesting approaches to the semantic aspects of natural languages (Chomsky, 1972; Heim & Kratzer, 1998; Thomason, 1974). Heim and Kratzer’s book (1998), in particular, is based on Gottlob Frege’s vision about semantics of natural language, which is strongly supported by the usual se ...
... There are some interesting approaches to the semantic aspects of natural languages (Chomsky, 1972; Heim & Kratzer, 1998; Thomason, 1974). Heim and Kratzer’s book (1998), in particular, is based on Gottlob Frege’s vision about semantics of natural language, which is strongly supported by the usual se ...
The Investigation and Importance of Sense
... When we meet two or more words with the same form and connected meanings, we have what is technically known as polysemy. Polysemy can be defined as one form (written or spoken) having multiple meanings that are all related by extension. (Yule, 2006) The unclear concept of relatedness is the test for ...
... When we meet two or more words with the same form and connected meanings, we have what is technically known as polysemy. Polysemy can be defined as one form (written or spoken) having multiple meanings that are all related by extension. (Yule, 2006) The unclear concept of relatedness is the test for ...
Cultural Aspects of Japanese Family Address Terms as Part of
... crucial part of the learning process itself, without which native-like use of the target language would be impossible. Japanese Family Address Terms and Their Social Functions People in any society or culture use language in daily living to refer to various kinds of kin. In sociolinguistic studies o ...
... crucial part of the learning process itself, without which native-like use of the target language would be impossible. Japanese Family Address Terms and Their Social Functions People in any society or culture use language in daily living to refer to various kinds of kin. In sociolinguistic studies o ...
122 Intercultural citizenship and foreign language education
... In any intercultural dialogue, a number of social identities are present although some may be dominant and others ignored at a given point in the interaction. As the interaction develops new social identities, or the ones which were hidden, may come to the surface as the nature of the dialogue chang ...
... In any intercultural dialogue, a number of social identities are present although some may be dominant and others ignored at a given point in the interaction. As the interaction develops new social identities, or the ones which were hidden, may come to the surface as the nature of the dialogue chang ...
New Paths in the Linguistic Anthropology of Oceania
... (2008, p. 408) have recently noted that one assertion often heard in Oceanic discourse—that one cannot know other people’s thoughts and feelings—can be used productively “to force a rethinking of some fairly settled approaches to topics such as the nature of theories of mind, the role of intention i ...
... (2008, p. 408) have recently noted that one assertion often heard in Oceanic discourse—that one cannot know other people’s thoughts and feelings—can be used productively “to force a rethinking of some fairly settled approaches to topics such as the nature of theories of mind, the role of intention i ...
- LSE Research Online
... false belief. Young children, by contrast, say that the person returning will look for the object at the place where it actually is. In most of the psychological literature at least, this is usually taken to mean that the young child has not yet understood that other people act in terms of what they ...
... false belief. Young children, by contrast, say that the person returning will look for the object at the place where it actually is. In most of the psychological literature at least, this is usually taken to mean that the young child has not yet understood that other people act in terms of what they ...
Full Paper
... these are the Dutch words: buoy, deck and yacht used in English (Blake, 2008). Loanblends are borrowings having both importation and substitution. In loanblends, the borrowed words are composed of morphemes imported from the donor languages and also morphemes of the recipient languages. Example is t ...
... these are the Dutch words: buoy, deck and yacht used in English (Blake, 2008). Loanblends are borrowings having both importation and substitution. In loanblends, the borrowed words are composed of morphemes imported from the donor languages and also morphemes of the recipient languages. Example is t ...
On the Cultivation of Cross-culture Communication Competence of
... School of Foreign Languages, He Ze City, China Abstract—The main significance of language lies in communication exchanges. English as a kind of language is a tool for people to communicate. At the same time, language is an important and prominent part of culture. The languages of different nations a ...
... School of Foreign Languages, He Ze City, China Abstract—The main significance of language lies in communication exchanges. English as a kind of language is a tool for people to communicate. At the same time, language is an important and prominent part of culture. The languages of different nations a ...
12/2/2011 - Nicholas` e
... there may be (gray) something around the corner. In Elizabethan English, as used by Shakespeare, the first use would be perfectly acceptable, but modern American English does not support the use of the subjunctive mood as did Elizabethan English (Baranowski 2007). In Spanish, one may express all thr ...
... there may be (gray) something around the corner. In Elizabethan English, as used by Shakespeare, the first use would be perfectly acceptable, but modern American English does not support the use of the subjunctive mood as did Elizabethan English (Baranowski 2007). In Spanish, one may express all thr ...
Linguistic anthropology: Language as a non
... high otherwise it becomes a different event, e.g. a banquet), a range of menu choices, a price, a transaction in which a bill is requested, provided, and paid, etc. This explains why when someone says to a friend I went out for dinner last night, the friend can ask questions about who went, to which ...
... high otherwise it becomes a different event, e.g. a banquet), a range of menu choices, a price, a transaction in which a bill is requested, provided, and paid, etc. This explains why when someone says to a friend I went out for dinner last night, the friend can ask questions about who went, to which ...
Chapter 12: Observational Learning Lecture Outline
... situational freedom & productivity • Studies have shown it is difficult to teach chimps to speak because they do not possess the necessary vocal apparatus ...
... situational freedom & productivity • Studies have shown it is difficult to teach chimps to speak because they do not possess the necessary vocal apparatus ...
Chapter 10 - Non-verbal Information and Artistic Expression in the
... One can roughly classify human communication and forms of information as being either verbal or non-verbal. We have already examined the various forms of verbal information in the symbolosphere as was the case with speech, writing, mathematics, science, computing, the Internet, and the conceptual an ...
... One can roughly classify human communication and forms of information as being either verbal or non-verbal. We have already examined the various forms of verbal information in the symbolosphere as was the case with speech, writing, mathematics, science, computing, the Internet, and the conceptual an ...
Tailoring language provision and requirements
... family and social group (social identity), and in which they developed values important for their lives (cultural/ religious identity). The more people have to leave behind, the more important their first language is. It is often the only stable element in their lives. This is one of the reasons why ...
... family and social group (social identity), and in which they developed values important for their lives (cultural/ religious identity). The more people have to leave behind, the more important their first language is. It is often the only stable element in their lives. This is one of the reasons why ...
Norms and Sociolinguistic Description1
... concepts of appropriate and expected behavior. The most basic of these concepts are acquired in early childhood through socialization. In the case of language norms this means that the first language norms adopted are the ones of everyday spoken language. Compared to the prescriptive norms of the st ...
... concepts of appropriate and expected behavior. The most basic of these concepts are acquired in early childhood through socialization. In the case of language norms this means that the first language norms adopted are the ones of everyday spoken language. Compared to the prescriptive norms of the st ...
ONCE interconnected under the hn,ad remr piubrli,gy
... Kernal Attaturk romanized the Turkish alphabet as part of his plan to westernize and modernize Turkey. The establishment of a unifying national language in states whose boundaries encompass several linguistic groups is frequently accompanied by formal or informal restrictions on the use of minority ...
... Kernal Attaturk romanized the Turkish alphabet as part of his plan to westernize and modernize Turkey. The establishment of a unifying national language in states whose boundaries encompass several linguistic groups is frequently accompanied by formal or informal restrictions on the use of minority ...
Latin and Greek Elements in English
... • the French king cedes land to his family in the tenth century CE ...
... • the French king cedes land to his family in the tenth century CE ...
11 The English Language in America
... of the early colonists came from England. East Anglia was the stronghold of English Puritanism, and, as we shall see, there is fair evidence that about two-thirds of the early settlers around Massachusetts Bay came from the eastern counties. The settlement of the Middle Atlantic states was somewhat ...
... of the early colonists came from England. East Anglia was the stronghold of English Puritanism, and, as we shall see, there is fair evidence that about two-thirds of the early settlers around Massachusetts Bay came from the eastern counties. The settlement of the Middle Atlantic states was somewhat ...
Varying Language and Opposing Creed - Personal Homepages
... "cumulative in some special direction" (Sapir 1921: 155), the author presents a detailed overview of syntactic restructuring in English resulting from the rise of the verbal gerund since the 16th century. At first, this new form was restricted to prepositional environments, but other forms of senten ...
... "cumulative in some special direction" (Sapir 1921: 155), the author presents a detailed overview of syntactic restructuring in English resulting from the rise of the verbal gerund since the 16th century. At first, this new form was restricted to prepositional environments, but other forms of senten ...
CULTURE IN LANGUAGES – MULTIPLICITY OF INTERPRETATIONS
... in social and economic networks. These networks may be small and local, but may also stretch very far across continents. The Slovenian language, for example, in the recent past has been spoken by about three million people (within and beyond the Slovenian borders). Becoming an official European lang ...
... in social and economic networks. These networks may be small and local, but may also stretch very far across continents. The Slovenian language, for example, in the recent past has been spoken by about three million people (within and beyond the Slovenian borders). Becoming an official European lang ...
Revision - ECU.edu
... factors influence the process of language change and communication practices within the English varieties. Students can benefit from gaining a foundational understanding of and appreciation for cultural and linguistic diversity. Students’ cultural self-awareness, knowledge of cultural, linguistic, a ...
... factors influence the process of language change and communication practices within the English varieties. Students can benefit from gaining a foundational understanding of and appreciation for cultural and linguistic diversity. Students’ cultural self-awareness, knowledge of cultural, linguistic, a ...
Aspects of interrelationship between culture and language in the
... Ted Slater in his essay "A Definition and Model for Communication" (Slater) notes that from the etymological point of view, "communication" is related to word "communion" and "community". The origin of the word comes from the Latin "communicare" - "to make common" (Weekley, 1967, p.338). DeVito (198 ...
... Ted Slater in his essay "A Definition and Model for Communication" (Slater) notes that from the etymological point of view, "communication" is related to word "communion" and "community". The origin of the word comes from the Latin "communicare" - "to make common" (Weekley, 1967, p.338). DeVito (198 ...