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Language Switching On English Compositions Of Latino Students In Alaska And Puerto Rico, Edna Jimenez-Lugo

English

The main objective of the research described in this dissertation was to explore how English second language (ESL) writers used their first language (L1) when composing in their second language (L2). This task was undertaken by identifying participants according to their L2 (English) proficiency level, Latino ethnic subgroup, and generational status. Another objective of this study was to better understand the writer's perspective regarding first language use in L2 writing, referred to as language-switching (L-S) in this study. Eight high school Latinos were recruited in Fairbanks, Alaska, and a group of twenty-three college-level participants in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Participants were …

Concatenative Text-To-Speech Synthesis: A Study On Standard Colloquial Bengali., Soumen Chowdhury Dr.

Doctoral Theses

The primary communication process between human beings is Speech. Speech synthesis is the automatic and artificial generation of the speech signal by a machine. A TTS (Text-To-Speech) synthesis system is one which can generate speech signal from a string of text in a given language. The development in the speech synthesis systems in various languages has been going on for several decades. With the unprecedented expansion of IT (Information Technology) invading the life of the common man it is highly desirable that at least the information dissemination be made via the speech mode which is the most natural mode of …

Front Cover, Publication Information

Word Ways

Front Cover, Publication Information, Table of Contents

We Salute, Jeremy Morse

Word Ways

A collection of words to describe Ross Eckler.

A Szekler For Eckler, Enoch Haga

Word Ways

I have a file of 234,936 words from the Second Edition of the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary. After reading Making the Alphabet Dance, I thought of looking for the last capitalized word for each letter of the alphabet, as well as the sequence of each successively-longer word in the file. I arranged the last two lists by all capitalized words and by all lower case words.

To "Er..." Is Human: More Media Bloopers With Snappy Rejoinders, Don Hauptman

Word Ways

My work - or play - proceeds apace on a book of funny typos, lapses, and assorted oddities, each accompanied by a witty comeback. Contributions, to the above e-mail address, are welcome. Please quote the relevant passage. If I can use the item, I'll ask you to send the original. Thanks. And now for a risible new crop ....

Ross Eckler: He Didn't Know What "Retire" Meant, Don Hauptman

Word Ways

In the late 1980s, while writing two wordplay books, I discovered Word Ways. Ross was consistently helpful and generous in responding to my questions and assisting my research.

An Epiphany Of Eponyms, Jeff Grant

Word Ways

An eponym is a word derived from the name of an actual person or a fictional or mythical character. There are lots of them in everyday use, for example boycott, sandwich, spoonerism, and erotic, which can be traced back to Captain Charles Boycott, the Earl of Sandwich, Rev. W. A. Spooner and Eros, the Greek love-god. Here are 26 interesting eponyms, one for each letter of the alphabet. Some may surprise you!

A Futuristic Fantasy, Susan Thorpe

Word Ways

The European Calendar was introduced in 2006. Everyone refers to it as EF but whether this is a phonetic reflection of their opinion, or whether it just seemed appropriate that the EF combination should follow on from BC and AD, no one seems quite sure. In either event, 2006 became EF1.

Eckler Enigmas, Jeremiah Farrell, Karen Farrell

Word Ways

Several subscribers have asked that Word Ways run more puzzles and perhaps even a contest or two. While we don't want to compete with Games magazine, the National Puzzlers' League, and other like groups, we certainly are amenable to this idea and welcome any suggestions for topics from our readers.

Answers And Solutions

Word Ways

Answers and solutions to the puzzles contained in this issue.

Kickshaws, Dave Morice

Word Ways

A "Kickshaw" is defined either in a neutral manner as "a bauble, trifle, or knicknack" or more flatteringly as "a fancy tidbit; a delicacy". The purpose of this feature is to satisfy both definitions by presenting linguistic items of light weight and vast diversity, designed to appeal to the tastes of all recreational "linguisticians".

Shakespearean Line-By-Line Acrostics, A. Ross Eckler

Word Ways

In Act 1, Scene 1 of "The Second Part of King Henry the Sixth", the Duke of Gloucester says:

Have you yourselves, Somerset, Buckingham
Brave York, Salisbury, and victorious Warwick,
Receiv'd deep scars in France and Normandy?
Or hath mine uncle Beaufort and myself
With all the learned Council of the realm
Studied so long, sat in the Council House,
Early and late, debating to and fro
How France and Frenchmen might be kept in awe?

Back Cover

Word Ways

Back cover of this issue.

Personal Encounter, A. Anil

Word Ways

I can only 'second' the much deserved praise and appreciation expressed elsewhere in this special issue to Ross and Faith for their unique, brilliant and indefatigable contribution to recreational linguistics. As well, probably unknown to most readers, they have personally subsidised the mag for years and refused to raise the price adequately to cover costs. (I hope I don't embarrass them by revealing this. I think it's wonderful. But I do willingly pave the way for any price rise the new management might choose to introduce. Nor would I expect any readers to balk if they did.)

Colloquy

Word Ways

Webster's Dictionary defines colloquy as mutual discourse. Readers are encouraged to submit additions, corrections, and comments about earlier articles appearing in Word Ways. Comments received at least one month prior to publication of an issue will appear in that issue.

Linguistic Catches, Martin Gardner

Word Ways

This is an excerpt from Gardner's new book Colossal Book of Word Play, to be published later this year. The book will be dedicated to Ross Eckler.

Remote Pager, Max Maven

Word Ways

The following routine was published in the October, 1987 issue of The Linking Ring, the trade journal of the International Brotherhood of Magicians.

The Ceo Of Word Ways, Darryl Francis

Word Ways

A poem.

Eckler Sudoku, Christopher Mcmanus

Word Ways

The following sudoku puzzle honors Ross and Faith Eckler. It contains each of their names twice. Curiously, it also contains the name of a Word Ways contributor, (Will) Shortz.

Dictionary Limericks 2, Max Gutmann

Word Ways

Limericks defining words.

Word Ways, Colloquy And Kickshaws, Susan Thorpe

Word Ways

COLLOQUY and KICKSHAWS each have two repeated letters. Even WORD WAYS has one repeated letter. This makes them ideal candidates for which to find isomorphs, words with the same letter pattern and no crashing letters. Here, I attempt to find an A-Z of isomorphs for each of them.

Ramps And Rhombs, Christopher Mcmanus

Word Ways

Students of wordplay have long recognized a cornucopia of variant word-set arrangements. Pyramids, half-squares and diamonds have been themes in Word Ways from early issues on. Windmills, hollow diamonds, and hollow-cross forms are among other forms examined in this magazine's pages. My own past forays have tracked such shapes as hollow squares, compass roses, and word lattices.

New York Times Crossword Goofs, Will Shortz

Word Ways

It would be wonderful to declare that as crossword editor I never let an error get into a published puzzle in the New York Times.

Wonderful, but, sadly, not true.

Despite careful checking of every puzzle, and testing and rechecking by a crack backup team (currently six people - Frank Longo, Nancy Schuster, David Rosen, Evie Eysenburg, Ellen Ripstein, and Martin Herbach), sharp-eyed Times readers catch me in about a dozen mistakes a year. And they aren't bashful about letting me know.

Instructions To Authors, Subscribers

Word Ways

Instructions to authors interested in contributing and readers interested in subscribing.

O Ye Of Little, Susan Thorpe

Word Ways

FAITH ECKLER has a FICKLE HEART. In isolation, however, FAITH is not the easiest of names when it comes to indulging in word play. Like her husband, she is monosyllabic. The very first thing that struck me about FAITH is that she is made of straight line letters, unlike ROSS who is 'curvy almost to a T' (oxymoron?).

Editorial

Word Ways

This issue of Word Ways is a festschrift in honor of our venerable editor, A. Ross Eckler and his wife Faith who, after 37 years, have decided to turn over the editorial reins to me. All the authors contained herein (with the exception of Ross himself of course to whom this was supposed to be a surprise) dedicate their articles to both of them.

Rosswords, Susan Thorpe

Word Ways

The ROSS CROWD likes a CROSSWORD. An apposite transposal. Let us begin by discovering what Ross's name offers by way of transposals.

A Twelve-Square?, Rex Gooch

Word Ways

Happy enough to have found 10- and 11-squares, I then heard with a sense of foreboding that Ross Eckler was retiring as editor. With more time at his disposal, perhaps he would pre-empt my discovery of the twelve square, an object which I can scarcely believe is possible (It requires about four million 12-letter words). I fear to lose my reputation as the guru of large squares.

Transposals And Transadditions, Darryl Francis

Word Ways

For the uninitiated, searching for Ross Eckler may be simply a matter of using Wikipedia, the free internet encyclopedia. Go to Wikipedia, type in Ross Eckler, and you will be directed to a short item on Ross Eckler (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Eckler). Perhaps now that he's stepped down as editor of Word Ways, Ross may have plenty of spare time on his hands and might wish to expand the Wikipedia article bearing his name. It certainly needs considerable expansion to do justice to Ross' sterling work with Word Ways over the last four decades.