Phonetic Adaptations Of Spanish Loanwords In Triqui,
2011
University at Albany, State University of New York
Phonetic Adaptations Of Spanish Loanwords In Triqui, Ruth E. Scipione
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
This study focuses on the results of increased language contact on Spanish loanword adaptation in Copala Triqui at the segmental and prosodic levels. Data from field notes and publications from the 1960s and 1970s were compared to modern 21st century loanword adaptations in 80+ hours of radio broadcasts and recorded elicitations in personal fieldwork in Mexico, Central California and Albany, NY. The overarching goal is to identify a wide range of possible phonetic adaptations at the segmental and prosodic levels and track the possible effects of increased bilingualism on these adaptations. From there it attempts to hypothesize what phonetic variation …
The Present Past - A Middle Swabian Dialect In The 21st Century,
2011
University of Mississippi
The Present Past - A Middle Swabian Dialect In The 21st Century, Stefanie Hirscher
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Dialects throughout the Federal Republic of Germany not only vary greatly among themselves, but also tend to show internal variations with regard to dialect speaker groups, due to the influence of Standard German along with other regional factors. Medium-sized towns seem to be at the center of this dialect-standard continuum, as speakers from both rural and more urban areas come together in these towns. This study sought to investigate the state of the Middle Swabian dialect as spoken in Schwäbisch Gmünd, a medium-sized town in Southwestern Germany. Previous studies of this dialect have focused on rural areas and found only …
Mental Models Of The Nature Of Language In Kunming, China,
2010
SIT Study Abroad
Mental Models Of The Nature Of Language In Kunming, China, Ellie Ash
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
The focus of this study is laypeople's mental models of the varieties of Chinese language. Chinese contains many varieties, primarily dividable into Putonghua (Standard Mandarin; hereafter PTH) and Fangyan (“topolect” 1). The Fangyan are traditionally considered “dialects of Chinese” by both Chinese and Western sources. Many Western linguists note that the dialects span a linguistic range that compares with the range of the Romance languages, but concede the label “dialects” because they share a written standard and because China is considered to be a single country, and especially because the Chinese themselves consider all the Fangyan to be varieties of …
La Hispanización Y La Identidad Hispana En Filipinas,
2010
CUNY New York City College of Technology
La Hispanización Y La Identidad Hispana En Filipinas, David Sánchez-Jiménez
Publications and Research
No abstract provided.
Acquisition Of Spanish Gender Agreement In Two Learning Contexts: Study Abroad And At Home.,
2010
Illinois Wesleyan University
Acquisition Of Spanish Gender Agreement In Two Learning Contexts: Study Abroad And At Home., Christina Isabelli
Scholarship
The goal of this study is to describe the acquisition rate for gender acquisition in Spanish and to show whether individual variability and language contact may affect this rate. The participants were intermediate second language Spanish (first language English) learners in the study abroad and at-home contexts over a 4-month period. The participants received grammaticality judgment tests coded for morphological class of the modified noun as well as attributive and predicative adjectives. Data were also collected on social behavior and language contact in Spanish and English in order to explain data outcome. The findings suggest that no difference exists between …
Communication Strategies In Social Interaction Between Arab And Iranian Postgraduate Students.,
2010
Universiti Malaya
Communication Strategies In Social Interaction Between Arab And Iranian Postgraduate Students., Elham Shahban
Student Works (2010-2019)
Arab and Iranian students must communicate in English in Malaysia but due to their lack of proficiency they tend to use communication strategies (CS) to overcome problems they encounter while communicating in English. According to Corder (1977) CSs are systematic techniques employed by speakers to facilitate communication during conversations. The aim of this study is to investigate the type and frequency of the CSs high and low proficiency Arab and Iranian postgraduate students with differing linguistic background (Arabic and Persian) use when speaking in English with each other. To achieve the objective of the study 12 Arab and Iranian participants …
Penukaran Kod Di Kalangan Guru-Guru Sains Di Sekolah Tamil.,
2010
Universiti Malaya
Penukaran Kod Di Kalangan Guru-Guru Sains Di Sekolah Tamil., Marimuthu Punniaseelan
Student Works (2010-2019)
This research discusses the code switching phenomena among science teachers in Tamil Schools, especially in SJK (T) Vivekananda, Brickfields Kuala Lumpur. The objective of this research is to analyze and draw possible conclusions on the absorption level of the nature of this type of code switching. The notion of polarity and the factors that influence the execution of this code switching is also defined. The researcher selected six teachers for the present study (2 males and 4 females subjects). This selection also takes into consideration the minimum academic achievement that is Diploma in teaching. Another pre- requirement being teaching experience …
Androcentrism In Modern American English: Reforming "The Oppressor’S Language",
2010
DePauw University
Androcentrism In Modern American English: Reforming "The Oppressor’S Language", Kelsey Lee '10
Honor Scholar Theses
No abstract provided.
Language Choice Of Bidayuh Graduates In Kuching-Samarahan Division.,
2010
Universiti Malaya
Language Choice Of Bidayuh Graduates In Kuching-Samarahan Division., Norazuna Norahim
Student Works (2010-2019)
This dissertation describes the language choice patterns of Bidayuh graduates in an urban setting. It demonstrates the interaction between macro-sociological modifications with changes in language choice patterns of the Bidayuh community, an ethnic minority located in East Malaysia. The motivation for the study is driven by the need to ascertain the direction of the changing language choice patterns of its community members, and the extent to which it is threatening the position of the mother tongue. Despite having a population of approximately 170,000 speakers, the Bidayuh language displays characteristics of a “threatened” language. The proximity of the Bidayuh speech community …
How Esol Teachers Become Aware Of Communicative Peace,
2010
SIT Graduate Institute
How Esol Teachers Become Aware Of Communicative Peace, Josette Leblanc
MA TESOL Collection
This paper examines the implications that the relationship between teacher language awareness and communicative peace may have on educational programs for teachers of English for speakers of other languages (ESOL). The evaluation begins by analyzing proposals set out by the applied peace linguist Francisco Gomes de Matos, who suggests that ESOL teachers should teach communicative peace as an element of communicative competence, and also that education programs should provide training to support this approach. By juxtaposing current literature on structural and linguistic violence with Gomes de Matos' classroom techniques, the hypothesis is made that teachers who would teach communicative peace …
Attempting To Analyse (Language) Awareness: A Foray Into The Realm Of People's Perceptions Of, Attitudes Towards, And Conceptions About Language,
2010
SIT Graduate Institute
Attempting To Analyse (Language) Awareness: A Foray Into The Realm Of People's Perceptions Of, Attitudes Towards, And Conceptions About Language, Evan Zelezny-Green
MA TESOL Collection
This paper presents the process and results of a written questionnaire administered online to 200 individuals, designed to elicit their perceptions of, conceptions about, and attitudes toward language, The questionnaire was based on similar questionnaires presented orally in small groups to European pupils in the context of Language Awareness curriculum projects. The author presents respondents' answers to each question, grouped according to major patterns and underlying themes in the responses. Finally, possible questions for further research are posed, based on the patterns that emerged in the current study.
Realkeepen: Anglicisms In The German Hip-Hop Community,
2010
CUNY York College
Realkeepen: Anglicisms In The German Hip-Hop Community, Matt Garley
Publications and Research
No abstract provided.
Language Choice In Interracial Marriages : The Case Of Filipino-Malaysian Couples.,
2010
University of Malaya
Language Choice In Interracial Marriages : The Case Of Filipino-Malaysian Couples., Francisco Perlas Dumanig
Student Works (2010-2019)
Language choice has become a common phenomenon in interracial encounters in which speakers are always faced with the challenge of choosing an appropriate language in various domains of communication. In multilingual and multiracial societies, language choice can sometimes be crucial because of its social, political, and economic impact on the speakers. Even in the smallest unit of a society which is the family, language choice plays an important role particularly in interactions between husbands and wives who come from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds. It is therefore the objective of this research to examine the language choice in interracial couples’ …
A Critical Discourse Analysis Of Mahathir Mohamad's Speeches Against The War On Terror,
2010
Universiti Malaya
A Critical Discourse Analysis Of Mahathir Mohamad's Speeches Against The War On Terror, Azimah Shurfa Mohammed Shukry
Student Works (2010-2019)
This study is a Critical Discourse Analysis of the discursive strategies and argumentative moves deployed by Mahathir Mohamed, former Prime Minister of Malaysia in ten of his speeches that express resistance and challenge towards former U.S. President George. W Bush’s military ideology of ‘War on Terror’ post September 11 2001. The themes of this study are Mahathir’s assessment of the 9/11 attack, his construction of terrorists and terrorism and his description of the political and social actors involved in the context of ‘war on terror’. This study also examines how Mahathir constructs his own position in the speeches, with particular …
Percampuran Kod Dalam Bahasa Mandarin Di Kelantan.,
2010
Universiti Malaya
Percampuran Kod Dalam Bahasa Mandarin Di Kelantan., Lee Wei Ying
Student Works (2010-2019)
This study examined the phenomenon of mixed code in Mandarin language in Kelantan. The purpose of this study was to explore the extent of the phenomenon of mixed code that occurred in Mandarin language spoken by the Chinese in Kelantan as well as the factors influencing it. To complete this study, the two main methods used by the researcher were observation and questionnaire. Respondents selected by the researcher were Chinese youths in Kelantan who were in the range of 15-30 years of age. The results of this study showed that Chinese in Kelantan often mixed code when interacting in Mandarin …
/Ae/ And /E/ In El Paso English,
2010
University of Texas at El Paso
/Ae/ And /E/ In El Paso English, Lance Levi Williams
Open Access Theses & Dissertations
The production and perception of front vowels /ae/ and /e/ by El Paso residents was examined in a pilot study to begin to establish linguistic variables in an understudied yet dynamic speech community and explore the question of the unity of the speech community and possible influence of L2 English speakers on L1 English speakers. 25 subjects, males age 19 to 34, were given both tests of perception and production, and these results were analyzed with respect to their social and linguistic backgrounds. In general, subjects in the Anglo group appeared to be more united in their production and perception …
