Pragmatic Failure in Reference to Translation
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A 10 page overview of the many factors that enter into verbal communication. A speaker’s level of knowledge, a level of knowledge including grammatical and psycholingistic factors, combines with their social competence to affect cross-cultural communication. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: PPcomTranslation.rtf

Pragmatics and Politeness
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This 14 page paper discusses what is meant by pragmatics ad how it can be used in the study of language. The paper then loos at one aspect of pragmatics; Politeness Theory, also referred to as the politeness principle, and considers how this has helped our understanding of how it is we can be confident our meaning is interpreted as intended and that we are understanding others as intended. The bibliography cites 12 sources.
Filename: TEpragmat.rtf

Pragmatics Case Study Analysis
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This 7 page paper makes use of a hypothetical case study. In this case, the office staff of a floral shop is having a difficult time communicating. Grice's theories are used to resolve the situation. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA735Pra.rtf

Preventing Referrals of Bilingual Students to Special Education
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This 10 page paper provides an overview of the issues of adequately instructing bilingual students in the classroom setting and implementing strategies to prevent in the inappropriate referral of bilingual students to Special Education. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Professor Levin’s Contributions to the Field of Semantics
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This 9 page paper provides an overview of Beth Levin's contributions to the field of semantics. For over two decades, theorists like Beth Levin have considered the application of aspectual notions in the understanding of verbal lexical semantic representations and the principles of argument expression. Bibliography lists 5 sources
Filename: MHLevin.rtf

PUBLIC SPEAKING AND EFFECTIVE PRESENTATION: A LITERATURE REVIEW
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This 3-page paper provides a literature/Web site review about public speaking and effective presentation. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MTpubspe.rtf

Puerto Rican Language
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A 7 page paper which examines the ways in which Puerto Ricans have adjusted their language upon living in the United States. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAprl.rtf

Puerto Rico Idioma
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A 7 página de documento en el que se examina la forma en que los puertorriqueños han adaptado su lenguaje a los que viven en los Estados Unidos. Bibliografía listas 5 fuentes.
Filename: RAprl1.rtf

Ramifications of the Spread of English Usage
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A 5 page research paper that examines the spread of English usage and argues that English is rapidly becoming the new international language. The writer also examines the impact that this may have on cultural identity around the world. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: 99englsh.wps

Reading and Academic and a Non Academic Article
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This 3 page paper compares the way in which an academic article and a non academic article are read by a student, looking at the different processes and tactics. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
Filename: TEreadar.rtf

Reconstruction of Automobile Destruction
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A 4 page analysis of Reconstruction of Automobile Destruction: An Example of the Interaction Between Language and Memory by Elizabeth F. Loftus and John C. Palmer. Bibliography lists 2 additional source.
Filename: RAacshu.rtf

Referents
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6 pages in length. The writer discusses several issues related to referents, including referents and symbols vs. inherent meaning; the role of mind in distinguishing symbols from referents; inferred referents; perceptual referents; the dynamic character of referents; conceptual referents; non-public (subjective) referents; memory referents; multiplicity of dates; non-physicality of some referents; and the effect of claims upon truth and knowledge. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Review of "African American Mothers' Views of Their Infants' Language Development and Language-Learning Environment"
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A 3 page review of a study of mother-child interactions among African American families in a large Southern city. There are several critical differences in the ways that mothers of varied cultures interact with their children. The study was small and cannot be generalized to a larger population, but it appears to be quite valid for Southern urban settings. The study probably is not a statistically valid one, but the authors approached data collection in a thoughtful and reasonable manner to identify the three broad themes they found. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSlangArtRev.rtf

Role of Language in Thinking
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A 3 page research paper that examines the relationship between language and critical thinking processes. This research suggests that language diversity enhances the brain's ability to process complex thought, yet also that language, in the form of the written word, serves, to some extent, to set boundaries on thought processes. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khlanct.rtf

Rubinstein/American English Compendium
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A 5 page book review of Marv Rubinstein's American English Compendium, which is an entertaining, incredibly useful reference book that can be utilized and enjoyed not only by its principal audience -- i.e. translators, interpreters, writers, editors and advanced language students -- but by anyone who simply loves words and is fascinated by the complex nooks and crannies of the vast linguistic territory that Rubinstein refers to as the American Language. Rubinstein's book is first and foremost a reference book, a compendium of the vagaries of the American English. However, it is also a tribute to the versatility of the American brand of English and Rubinstein makes the point that "American" is a language unto itself, distinct and very different from the British version of English. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khrubam.rtf

Second Language Acquisition Processes & Error Correction
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A 12 page paper that considers the linguistic process of second language acquisition and considers the way that error and error correction are utilized within the instructional process. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: Errorcor.wps

SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING ANALYSIS
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This 11-page paper focuses on the topic of ESL in elementary and high school. The paper, written in AP format, provides methdology and evaluations of bilingual technology application. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: MTseclan.rtf