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A Comparative Study Of The Resettlement Status Of Indochinese Refugees In Portland, Rosalynn R. Ringor, Chareundi Van-Si, Steven Hernandez

Dissertations and Theses

This study sought to explore the resettlement of Indochinese refugees to their new life in Portland, Oregon. Three basic areas were under consideration. The first area dealt with demographic data: who are the refugees and what are their pasts? The second area focused on aspects of successful resettlement: what do refugees seek in order to consider themselves successfully resettled, and how do their ideas of successful resettlement collate with their present state of resettlement? The third area dealt with the effectiveness of resettlement programs: how have various assistance programs been helpful to the refugees, and are the refugees aware of …

Interpretive Gapping In Montague Grammar, Gregory Stump

Linguistics Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

A Bibliography Of Anthropology-Related Serial Publications In The University Of Nebraska Libraries, Kenneth P. Lohrentz, Ann Larson, Linda Mager

Nebraska Anthropologist

This bibliography of anthropological serials in the University of Nebraska Libraries has been undertaken primarily for two reasons. The first follows from the incredibly diverse nature of the discipline itself, for the study of man and his origins has given rise to various methods of inquiry and interdisciplinary overlays. As Sol Tax has pointed out, the study of man appears to have no natural boundaries. It comes as little surprise, therefore, that the bibliography representing the published record of such a varied field of study should itself be extremely diffuse. Add to this natural diffusion the characteristic pattern of dispersed …

The Particle T'Ah In Slavey Discourse, Carl H. Harrison, Victor P. Monus

Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session

No abstract provided.

The Point-Line Dimension: A Way Of Looking At Some Aspects Of The Referential System In Indonesian, H. Bambang Kaswanti Purwo

Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session

From the introduction: "There exist, in Indonesian, certain pairs of forms where, although each member of the pair can be given the same gloss in a language such as English, there is a contrast in meaning between the members of the pairs not easily captured in simple glosses. These distinctions turn out to be difficult to grasp for a person who is not an Indonesian."

Texmelucan Zapotec Suprasegmental Phonology, Charles H. Speck

Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session

From the introduction: "Speaking of general characteristics of tone languages, William S-Y-Wang (1967) points out some basic differences between the types of tone found in language areas of the world. Among other things, he notes that for some languages tone functions primarily to make lexical distinctions with the Sino Tibetan family being cited as examples of this type. For other languages tone functions primarily on the grammatical level. Otomanguean languages are cited as examples of this type. In light of this fact, it is not surprising that two types of tone perturbation need to be distinguished in Texmelucan Zapotec, hereafter …

[Review Of] Milton J. Esman (Ed.), Ethnic Conflict In The Western World, Hardy T. Frye

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

Ethnic conflict has reemerged in the economic and political arenas of the western world, less between nation states, more within the boundaries of particular nations. The type of conflict that emerged in the United States during the 1950's and 1960's was racial, in sharp contrast to the ethnonationalist conflict in western Europe and Canada. The latter has a long history and has been shaped by cultural, linguistic, and religious differences. This conflict declined after World War II but is now back on the scene. The explanation of its return is one of the major purposes of this book. A second …

The Effect Of Various Cognitive Strategies In The Control Of Public Speaking Anxiety, G. Rex Walker

Master's Theses

An experiment was designed to apply the cognitive strategy paradigm of Jaremko and Patteson to a classroom speech anxiety situation. Forty-eight introductory speech students volunteered to be tested on physiological, behavioral, and self-report measures of anxiety during two of their regular classroom speeches. Subjects were divided into groups based upon which cognitive strategy they were asked to implement: rationalization, reversal of affect, misattribution, misattribution and rationalization, a placebo control and a no treatment control.

Results indicated reductions in anxiety across trials, but these were not attributable to treatment. These findings are discussed in terms of the application of laboratory paradigms …

Language Maintenance And Shift In A Bayou Community., Maida Owens Bergeron

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of The Speaking Style Of Heber C. Kimball: Mormon Leader, James Francis O'Connor

Theses and Dissertations

The primary function of this thesis was to determine, through the analysis of three randomly selected speeches, the speaking style of Heber C. Kimball. The selected speeches were presented in three different utah locations, and they covered a span of nine years (1856-65). All three speeches were presented to a Mormon audience and were religious in nature.

Seven elements of style have been used for the analysis of the three speeches. They are: accuracy, clarity, propriety, economy, force, striking quality, and liveliness. It was determined that President Kimball's speaking style was weak in the areas of accuracy and clarity. In …

Parental Control Of Children's Television: An Exploration Of The Relationship Between Control And Family Home Evening, Marion Wixom Mccardell

Theses and Dissertations

This study was designed to examine the relationship between a secular behavior—television control—and a religious one—Family Home Evening. The findings show that there is a relationship, with those having favorable attitudes toward Family Home Evening and those who hold casual FHE's being most inclined to exercise positive control over their children's television viewing.

A Phonological And Morphological Analysis Of Two-Year Old Children's Utterances Of Final /S/ And /Z/ In Nouns, Janice Brewer

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to examine, from a phonological and morphological point of view, two-year old children's utterances of final /s/ and final /z/ in singular (CVC) and plural (CVCC) forms.

The subjects were 32 two-year old children who attended day-care centers. There were 13 males and 19 females, ranging in age from 26 months to 36 months, with an average age of 29 months.

In a 16 item test, each of the 32 children named eight singular nouns (/bʌs/, /haus/, /fers/, /maus/, /nouz/, /tʃiz/, /rouz/, /hous/) and eight plural nouns (/kʌps/, /hæts/, /keɪks/, /sɑks/, /bɔlz/, /gʌnz/, /bɛdz/, …

The Measurement Of Personal Influence In Organization And Community, Roger A. Lohmann

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Discussions of personal influence in situations in communities and organizations are ordinarily abstract and theoretical. In this paper, a practical method for the measurement of influence in interactional terms is developed. The approach combines the use of Likert scales, sociometric techniques and a simplified version of "blockmodeling" using mathematical matrices. The method is outlined using a hypothetical social service agency with a seven-member staff.

The Effects Of Variance And The Expectation Of Future Contact Upon Personality Impression Formation, Brian Lee Bentley

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Modes Of Representation, The Epistemic Subject And Developmental Word Association Phenomena, Ellen M. Gerschitz

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

This study was devised to investigate the developmental syntagmaticparadigmatic word association shift. In syntagmatic associations the stimulus and associative response are of different grammatical form classes and appear to be grammatically continuous, as response may follow stimulus in an utterance (e.g. cat-meows). These are the predominant responses of children before the ages of six to eight. Older children and adults shift to making paradigmatic associations in which stimulus and response are from the same form class and may be substituted for one another in an utterance (e.g. cat-dog). This shift was explained in terms of underlying symbolic mediational processes and …

Spartan Daily, December 7, 1977, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 69, Issue 65

Spartan Daily, December 2, 1977, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 69, Issue 62

The Wright Stater, December 1977, Wright State University

The Wright Stater

Twelve page issue of the Wright Stater, which was published periodically from 1968-1990. The Wright Stater often covered events on campus, news about alumni, and more.

The Functions Of Reported Speech In Discourse, Mildred Lucille Larson

Linguistics & TESOL Dissertations - Archive

The study of the functions of reported speech makes five ma­jor contributions to the current literature on discourse. (l) It highlights the multifunctional characteristics of reported speech; (2) it correlates these functions with discourse types; (3) it points out the necessity to separate the situational features from the deep structure organizational features and relates both to surface structure discourse types; (4) it defines more clearly the nature of dialogue discourse, that of a portmanteau realization of deep structure narrative and repartee; and (5) it shows for the first time within the stratificational grammar framework that contrastive discourse structures occur both …

A Reinterpretation Of Plains Indian Adaptation: The Case Of The Comanche, Lynn R. Johnson

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, November 15, 1977, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 69, Issue 52

Prospectus, November 2, 1977, Jo Miller, Joyce Linn, Dorothy Moreland, Evelyn Basile, Bob G. Zettler, Terri Anderson, Tim Wells, Dave Hinton

Prospectus 1977

NEWS IN BRIEF: HIGH SCHOOLERS HERE, FACULTY WIVES GIVE SCHOLARSHIP, SHOPPING TRIP SET FOR DECEMBER 3RD, CHI DISCUSSION ON WEIGHT CONTROL; Parkland Events; Fireworks fly at Stu-Go meet; Letters to the editor: ORT's explained, Pigeons praised; Pleas for PLATO: 'a blessing for students', 'strongly urge retention, 'have a heart', 'negative through waves', 'like throwing out books'; Louse epidemic in local schools; Advertising Policy; Peer pressure, low income cited: Blacks are still not college bound today; Scholar refutes Malthusian scientific racism theories; Area juvenile offenders get bigger breaks now; Bus Stop: a refreshing bit of American at Krannert; Women are arrested …

Spartan Daily, October 12, 1977, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 69, Issue 28

Spartan Daily, October 11, 1977, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 69, Issue 27

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 002, Number 03, October 3, 1977, Grand Valley State University

1977-1978, Volume 2

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Wsu Research News, October 1977, Office Of Research Services, Wright State University

WSU Research News

A twenty page newsletter of the WSU Research News. The WSU Research News was published monthly beginning in June of 1968 and issued by the Office of Research Development. This newsletter was created to provide information to the WSU faculty about the availability of outside funds for research and educational programs, new developments that may affect availability of funds, and general information on research and educational activities at Wright State University.

The Informant Volume X, Number 1 Diamond Jubilee Year, Western Michigan University

Informant (1968-1981)

Volume X, Number 1

Diamond Jubilee Year

Fall 1977

• Aspects of Tibetan Phonology
• Dialects of the Tibetan Language
• New Program Students in Linguistics
• Recent Graduates
• Student and Alumni News
• Onward and Upward
• Faculty and Staff News
• Dedication
• The Language and Linguistics Forum
• Re-Informant
• Naws Hall, Spraw Tower
• Name That Tome
• Linguistics Department Winter 1978

Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 27, No. 1, Monroe H. Fabian, William T. Parsons, Robert F. Ulle, Karl J. R. Arndt, Barbara Reimensnyder

Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine

• Sulfur Inlay in Pennsylvania German Furniture
• "Orders What's to be Done at the Plantation": The Isaac Norris Farm Accounts, 1713-1734
• Blacks in Berks County, Pennsylvania: The Almshouse Records
• Teach, Preach, or Weave Stockings? The Trilemma of a Pennsylvania Scholar
• Annotated Bibliography of Pennsylvania Folk Medicine
• Pictures in the Home: Folk-Cultural Questionnaire No. 49

Nepal Studies Association Bulletin, No. 14, Nepal Studies Association, Donald A. Messerschmidt

Nepal Studies Association Newsletter

No abstract provided.

The Anchor, Volume 90.04: September 30, 1977, Hope College

The Anchor: 1977

The Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor's history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular.