American Sign Language
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This 8 page paper considers the nature of American Sign Language, the number of speakers, age of speakers and the structure of the language, including morphology. This paper considers how speakers of English might learn ASL. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHAmSign.wps

American Sign Language
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of the reasoning behind the culture of American Sign Language, and the impacts for deaf Americans. In recent years, the call to put an "end" to deafness, especially in light of research by John Wheeler and the Deafness Research Foundation, has resulted in significant opposition by a large population of speakers of American Sign Language (ASL). Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHAmSiMo.rtf

An Ethnography of Communication
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A 6 page research paper that examines Shirley Heath’s Ways With Words, an ethnographical linguistic study of two small towns in North Carolina, with an article by Dell Hymes, which outlines the need for theoretical model for sociologically oriented linguistic study. The writer argues that Heath’s study fits the parameters of Hymes’ model. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: 99talk.wps

Analysis of Argument
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A 4 page paper which examines an argumentative article, discussing how it is an effective argument. The article examined is “Why We Shouldn’t Go to Mars” by Gregg Easterbrook. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAmarsno.rtf

Anna Celia Zentella/ "Growing Up Bilingual"
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A 6 page research paper and book analysis that outlines the major points relative to Zentella book, "Growing Up Bilingual," in which the author records the results of her exhaustive linguistic research on bilingual usage among Puerto Rican children in New York's Spanish Harlem. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: 99nycpr.wps

Annotated Bibliography on the Etymological History of Words
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A 4 page paper which presents an annotated bibliography of 10 articles that deal with the etymological history of words. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: RAannwrd.rtf

Baron's "Growing Up With Language"
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An 8 page report on this book by Naomi Baron, "Growing up with Language: How Children Learn to Talk." Many books of this type are dated nearly as soon as they are published. It has been nearly a decade since its first printing, and it appears to be as valid now as when it was published. Indeed, it may be more so because other researchers also have adopted some of the premises contained in the work. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSlangBaron.wps

Benefits of a Bilingual Education
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A 3 page paper which examines the positive elements of a bilingual education. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAbioo.rtf

Bertrand Russell/On Denoting
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A 4 page research paper that discusses an aspect of Russell's career and philosophy. Between the publication of Principles of Mathematics in 1903 and his article "On Denoting" in 1905, the views of Bertrand Russell on the semantics of propositions in sentence that contain denoting phrases changed considerably. This examination of this factor in Russell's work looks at the impetus behind change and how the change expressed Russell's views on the relationship between the grammatical form of a denoting phrase and the logical form of the proposition that it expresses. In so doing, Russell logically connects the realms of logic in the study of mathematics and semantics. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khbrus.rtf

Biology and Language
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This 7 page report discusses human biology and human language and the ways in which language has evolved in human beings and the biological foundations of such evolution. The argument being presented is that human language is unique in virtually all characteristics and must be seen as part of the advanced development of human cognition and the social nature of the species. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: BWbiolng.rtf

Black English
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6 pages in length. A linguistics overview of Black English (BEV-Black English Vernacular). Gives history, examples, patterns, etc; Cites 5 sources in Bibliography and includes on Appendix/Chart.
Filename: Blackeng.wps

BODY LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION
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This 3-page paper discusses the use of body language when it comes to communication. Use of eyes, hands and the body itself are discussed in this paper.
Filename: MTbodlan.rtf

Broca Aphasia and Language Impairment
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of the problems of Broca Aphasia and language impairment, and outlines possible treatment options. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: MHBrocaA.rtf

Building Intelligence and Language Ability in Chinese Language Learning
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This 30 page paper provides an overview of a sutdy of elementary students and the use of a viritual (computer-based) environment for Chinese language learning. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: MHChinLa.rtf

Cesar Chavez
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A 4 page paper which examines and analyzes a speech from Cesar Chavez titled “The Mexican-American and the Church.” Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAccvz.rtf

Characteristics of Language
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A 6 page paper identifying four of the eleven characteristics of language as the “most important” in preserving, understanding and using language. Most of the paper discusses the characteristics of language as a system of systems and being meaningful, conventional and creative. It closes with several examples of “Bushisms” uttered by President Bush during the 2004 presidential campaign, identifying the characteristics violated in the selected quotes. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: KSlangPhono.rtf

Child Language and Knowledge of Syntax
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In thirteen pages this paper examines whether or not there is evidence to suggest that children’s knowledge of syntax changes or develops over time and if so considers the nature of this evidence. Nine sources are cited in the bibliography.
Filename: TGsyntax.rtf