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Lateralización De /ɾ/ Implosiva: La Conciencia Fonológica Y Sus Manifestaciones En El Español Puertorriqueño Oral Y Escrito (Lateralization Of Syllable Final /ɾ/: Phonological Consciousness And Its Manifestations In Oral And Written Puerto Rican Spanish), Antonio Medina-Rivera Jan 2014

Lateralización De /ɾ/ Implosiva: La Conciencia Fonológica Y Sus Manifestaciones En El Español Puertorriqueño Oral Y Escrito (Lateralization Of Syllable Final /ɾ/: Phonological Consciousness And Its Manifestations In Oral And Written Puerto Rican Spanish), Antonio Medina-Rivera

World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Faculty Publications

This study examines the process of lateralization of syllable final / r / in Puerto Rican Spanish. In addition to analyzing the process in oral speech, this study takes into consideration written registers as well. The results show that the process of lateralization goes beyond oral registers among Puerto Rican Spanish. However, the manifestation of the lateral variant does not only occur as a result of neutralization or confusion between 'r' and 'I.' There seems to be a ludic function and evident intentionality in the use of lateral variant, that in some ways shows a mark of identity among Puerto …


Does Culture Matter? The Effects Of Acculturation On Workplace Relationships, Guowei Jian May 2012

Does Culture Matter? The Effects Of Acculturation On Workplace Relationships, Guowei Jian

Communication Faculty Publications

In spite of immigrants’ growing role in the workforce of the United States and other developed countries, organizational communication research about the experience of immigrant employees in the host culture is still very limited. Drawing on the bidimensional acculturation theory, the purpose of this study was to investigate the association of acculturation of immigrant employees with three types of workplace relationships: leader–member exchange (LMX), coworker, and mentoring relationship. Based on a survey of immigrant employees in a U.S. Midwestern city, the study reveals that the two dimensions of acculturation, adjustment to one’s host culture and retention of one’s original culture, …


Interactive Effects Of Parents’ Trait Verbal Aggressiveness And Situational Frustration On Parents’ Self‐Reported Anger, Jill E. Rudd, Sally Vogl-Bauer, Jean A. Dobos, Michael J. Beatty, Kristin M. Valencic Jan 1998

Interactive Effects Of Parents’ Trait Verbal Aggressiveness And Situational Frustration On Parents’ Self‐Reported Anger, Jill E. Rudd, Sally Vogl-Bauer, Jean A. Dobos, Michael J. Beatty, Kristin M. Valencic

Communication Faculty Publications

Examines the relationship between anger experienced by parents' trait verbal aggressiveness and the frustrations, caused by the interaction with children. What was cited as an ordinary interaction between parents' trait verbal aggressiveness and situational frustration; Process in which the examination was conducted; Exploration of a measure of trait verbal aggressiveness to parents; Discussion based on the results.