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An Over-Repeating Story, Lowell Thompson

Teaching and Learning: The Journal of Natural Inquiry & Reflective Practice

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A Study Of Achievement Among Economically Disadvantaged Fifth-Grade Students In Grand Forks, North Dakota, Patricia L. Vogt

Theses and Dissertations

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Observing The Growth Of Fourth Graders In Math Problem-Solving Ability And Interest, Leslie Wagner

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An Educational Study Of The Problems And Possible Solutions Of Efl Teaching And Learning In The People's Republic Of China, Li Huo

Theses and Dissertations

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College Students' Use Of Genderlect, Laurie Patricia Light

Theses and Dissertations

Genderlect is linguistic performance characteristic of gender groups (Kramer, 1974). The present study was designed to investigate genderlect in the form of noun usage among college students. The specific purpose of this study was to determine if there were noun choosing differences between male and female subjects in referencing the concepts “adult male" and "adult female"; and, if present, did the sex of the subjects and/or sex role of the subjects effect the differences.

This purpose was accomplished by collecting, a written language sample from each of 45 male and 50 female subjects. The subjects were shown a series of …

Homeric Circe : A Struggle For Understanding, Brenda Renee Groven

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

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Extraction From Complement Clauses In Koine Greek, Stephen A. Marlett

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

From the introduction: "It is evident that, despite a certain amount of word order freedom in Ancient Greek, there are also severe constraints on where words may occur. In this brief paper I present one such constraint and show how it affects the understanding of two verses which seem to be counterexamples to it (1 Cor 14:12 and 1 John 5:16)."

From Meaning To Text: Semantic Representation In The Meaning-Text Linguistic Theory And A New Type Of Monolingual Dictionary, Igor A. Mel'Čuk

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

From the introduction: "The Meaning-Text Theory (MTT) is not simply another of numerous linguistic theories, which proliferate to such an extent nowadays that there are almost as many theories as there are practicing linguists. The MTT is truly different in that is puts quite a new emphasis on "sprachlich" meaning, taking it as a cornerstone of language description as a whole; accordingly, semantics is declared and, most importantly, actually treated as the central linguistic discipline (which, among other things, underlies syntax and morphology).

"The Meaning-Text Theory is by no means a novelty. It was launched in 1965, in Moscow, by …

Basic Configurations Of Pragmatic Structuring, Robert A. Dooley

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

From the introduction: "In this paper, I will be making a small exploration into the question: What variety is present in human languages in regard to a basic, unmarked pragmatic configuration? After presenting some preliminary notions (Sect. 2) and the evidence for Topic-Comment in Mbyá Guaraní, Comment-Topic in Hixkaryana, and Focus-Presupposition in Xavante (Sect. 3-5), I will discuss the problem of V-only languages (Sect. 6), and then some considerations regarding a universal framework for the study of pragmatic configurations (Sect.7)."

The Syllable Structure Of Seri, Stephen A. Marlett

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

From the introduction: "[M]y main objective is to provide a comprehensive understanding of Seri syllable structure and facts which are relevant to it. In some cases I argue that certain data support a particular structure over another, but in some cases alternative treatments may also be compatible with the facts. These facts are relevant to a number of issues, including the sonority hierarchy, the internal structure of syllables (especially the nucleus), the representation of long vowels, the representation of round consonants, the CV tier, the relationship of stress to syllabification, and the distinction between the syllable structure of inflected words …

Front Matter For Sil-Und Work Papers Vol. 31 (1987)

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

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A Rorschach Study Of Lateralized Differences In Emotion., Gregory James Tharp

Theses and Dissertations

Several studies in the field of laterality have suggested that the left and right cerebral hemispheres of the brain may play different roles in emotional as well as cognitive processing. A study was conducted to test several specific hypotheses derived from theories proposing that the right hemisphere (RH) may have a generally greater involvement in emotional behavior, may be more expansive and less constrained by rational or conventional thinking, and may be particularly involved in such negative emotions as sadness.Twenty-five male and twenty-five female adult volunteers were each presented five Rorschach slides to the left visual hemifield (LVF) and five …

Topic Manipulation In Conversational Discourse : A Content Analysis, Jule Larsen

Theses and Dissertations

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The Location Of Syllable Stress Within Words And The Presence Of Initial Consonant Clusters In The Words Chosen By Persons Who Stutter When Formulating Speech, Patricia Louise Fortin

Theses and Dissertations

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José Emilio Pacheco's El Viento Distante : Translation And Critical Analysis = The Distant Wind, Janet M. Livesey-Mccauley

Theses and Dissertations

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A Study Of Achievement Among Economically Disadvantaged Fifth-Grade Students In Grand Forks, North Dakota, Patricia L. Vogt

Theses and Dissertations

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The Occurrence Of Phonological Processes In The Speech Of Aphasics, Carolyn Smith

Theses and Dissertations

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The Effect Of Progressive Stages Of Alzheimer's Disease On Speaking Fundamental Frequency, Frequency Range And Perturbation, Nadine Pearl Sahulka

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Linguistic Analysis And On Going Home, Cathy Williams Pifer

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Sign Systems And Educational Concerns Regarding Schools For The Deaf Throughout The United States, Cheryl Ann Jurgens-Haberlack

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The Attitudes Of Speech-Language Pathologists, Elementary School Teachers And Teachers Of The Deaf Toward Deaf Students, Allison V. Manning

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Topic Maintenance In School-Age Children, Darla Rae Heisler

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The Intonation Of American English For Advanced Chinese Learners, Amin Chen

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The Turn-Taking Behaviors Of A Child With Down Syndrome And A Non-Language Delayed Peer, Leanne Golding-Guest

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Teaching As Landmark: Metaphors And Education, Delese Wear

Teaching and Learning: The Journal of Natural Inquiry & Reflective Practice

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An Interdisciplinary Curriculum Model For Outdoor Education, Larry L. Lang

Theses and Dissertations

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The primary purpose of this study was to develop an interdisciplinary curriculum model which would improve the conceptualization, of outdoor education by providing a theoretical framework for curriculum development, evaluation, and further research.

In order to create the proposed model, it was necessary to address several related issues. The first phase of the study involved an investigation of current perspectives on outdoor education. Key characteristics and guiding principles were determined to provide a clarification of the substantive structure of this field of study. An analysis and synthesis of the contributions of John Dewey,.L.. B. Sharp, Julian Smith, and other …

Neural And Cognitive Control Of Sexual Arousal, Trudi Anne Sprunck Till

Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated patterns of cortical activity and erectile responding which paralleled inhibition and •facilitation of sexual arousal in a nonclinical sample. To determine if the cerebral hemispheres contributed differential1y during regulation of arousal, the study: (a) tested for lateral asymmetries in EEG (electroencephalogram) alpha power during each condition, and (b) examined subjects' strategies for unique cognitive contributions of the hemispheres.

Thirty, right-handed, college-aged males, listened to a set sequence of tapes (neutral, erotic, neutral, erotic), counterbalanced for content and arousal regulation. Subjects simply listened to neutral tapes. To erotic tapes subjects inhibited, and alternatively facilitated arousal .

Response measures …

Guided Fantasy: A Tool For Therapy, Marcia L. Healy

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of using instructed guided fantasy to decrease anxiety in a child with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. It was intended that the child would use guided fantasy to develop an internal coping mechanism for reducing anxiety during a weekly gold shot injection, which was identified as anxiety-producing. An embedded, single-case design was selected for this case study. Qualities of guided fantasy were globally examined. Other aspects of the subject's performance, which were examined included musculoskeletal abilities and limitations, cognitive abilities, ability of the subject to relax via specific relaxation exercises, the subject's …

Ternarity And Obligatory Branching In Pirahã, Daniel L. Everett

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

From the introduction: "In this paper it is argued that the analysis of stress placement in Pirahã offers important new evidence on the proper characterization of prosodic organization as well as the notational devices necessary to express this organization. Specifically, I will show that Pirahã stress placement is intractable to either a grid account (Prince 1983) or a binary branching analysis but that an insightful perspective on a variety of stress related phenomena is available if we assume that Pirahã has ternary, obligatory branching feet. Evidence is presented from the assignment of stress in morphologically simple words, lexical compounds, words …

Grammatical Relations In Eskimo: A Response To Kalamár, Richard J. Nivens

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

From the introduction: "Kalmár (1979) attempts to disprove what he sees as two basic assumptions behind the relational grammar analysis of Eskimo antipassives. His arguments, however, have at least two flaws: a misunderstanding of relational grammar, and a less-than-comprehensive view of the Eskimo data."