First, in a psycholinguistic research study Yelland, Pollard and Mercuri (1993)
compared two matched groups of monolingual English children beginning Grade
l at primary school in Australia. ... Totally monolingual children not unnaturally
assume that the word 'table' for example somehow is part of the object that it
denotes, whereas even young children at the beginners stage of foreign-
language learning quickly pick up that this is not so, and thereby learn something
very important ...
Sage counsel from the writings of noted Christian apologist, Gilbert K. Chesterton.
Sage counsel from the writings of noted Christian apologist, Gilbert K. Chesterton.
The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical linguistics on the one hand, and comparative linguistics on the other. The TiEL series features volumes that present interesting new data and analyses, and above all fresh approaches that contribute to the overall aim of the series, which is to further outstanding research in English linguistics.
From stress-timing to syllable-timing: changes in the prosodic system of Late
Middle English and Early Modern English Manfred Markus 1. Introduction At the
International Conference on Language Contact and Linguistic Change at
Rydzyna (near Poznari) on 5 -8 June, 1991, one of the papers, presented by
Gasiorowski, dealt with the intricate question of how word stress changed in
Middle English due to the impact of Anglo-Norman loan words. Present-day
English word stress was ...
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This dictionary aims to help users to find the most appropriate word to use on a wide range of occasions.
Terms and phrases of Indonesian language.
Sementara itu penganjur-penganjur bahasa kebangsaan di Persekutuan Tanah
Melayu yang diilhami oleh Kongres Bahasa Indonesia di Medan berkeinginan
untuk mengadakan perubahan bahasa Melayu dan untuk maksud itu mereka
mengadakan kongres Bahasa dan Persuratan Melayu di Johor pada tahun 1956.
Dalam Kongres tersebut diputuskan bahwa mereka ingin menyatukan ejaan
bahasa Melayu dengan bahasa Indonesia. Pada tahun 1959 Panitia Ejaan yang
diketuai ...
