tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527640425745822395Fri, 30 Aug 2024 12:26:51 +0000linguisticsCarpathian RutheniaCzechoslovakiaHopiHungarianJediLinguistic RelativityMultilinguaSapirSubcarpathiaTransCarpathiaUkraineUkrainianUniversity of SzegedWhorfWhorfianismaccentage factorchild developmentchildren and languagecritical ageemotionlanguage learningparalanguageprison-housepronunciationsarcasmsecond language acquisitionsociolinguistic stratificationof languages and linguistic studieshttp://commondialect.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (johnny ray)Blogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527640425745822395.post-4052502062313013331Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:29:00 +00002009-11-09T16:32:18.264-08:00accentage factorcritical agelanguage learningpronunciationsecond language acquisitionIn their paper Can Late Learners Attain a Native Accent in a Foreign Language: The Age Factor In Second Language Acquisition, Bongaerts, Planken, and Schils begin with a discussion of the ability of non-native language learners to acquire a native accent. They cite many examples of previous studies which show a lack of ability for non-native learners to acquire a native accent past a certain age.http://commondialect.blogspot.com/2009/11/attiaining-native-accent.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (johnny ray)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527640425745822395.post-6897795263808469766Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:18:00 +00002009-11-08T23:02:26.496-08:00The argument for iconicity in language has been thoroughly explored by linguists in the past couple of decades. In his paper, Haspelmath argues that many have inappropriately used certain types of iconicity in seeking to explain grammatical asymmetries. The three forms he believes are suspect are iconicity of quantity, iconicity of complexity, and iconicity of cohesion. He does not refute other http://commondialect.blogspot.com/2009/11/language-and-nature-analysis-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (johnny ray)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527640425745822395.post-2975792462956747819Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:53:00 +00002009-11-05T23:10:02.936-08:00HopiJediLinguistic Relativityprison-houseSapirWhorfWhorfianism“We see and hear and otherwise experience largely as we do because the language habits of our community predispose certain choices of interpretation." This idea, phrased by Edward Sapir, was the basis for a chapter in Benjamin Whorf's 1956 book Language, Thought, and Reality. Sapir and Whorf became fathers of this idea of linguistic relativity. A definition can be found in Wikipedia under a http://commondialect.blogspot.com/2009/11/linguistic-relativity-what-do-hopi-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (johnny ray)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527640425745822395.post-7218533024791766422Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:17:00 +00002009-11-05T23:24:25.021-08:00child developmentchildren and languageemotionlinguisticsparalanguagesarcasmCan children detect sarcasm? Can children detect the emotion of a speaker? Morton and Trehub published an article in volume 72 of Child Development that seeks to answer this question. In their article they explore the ability of children to detect emotion in speakers through paralinguistic cues. Paralanguage can be described as non-verbal elements of communication such as pitch, volume, rhythym, http://commondialect.blogspot.com/2009/11/childrens-understanding-of-emotion-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (johnny ray)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527640425745822395.post-2698459450290000681Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:33:00 +00002009-11-07T12:27:30.608-08:00Carpathian RutheniaCzechoslovakiaHungarianlinguisticsMultilinguasociolinguistic stratificationSubcarpathiaTransCarpathiaUkraineUkrainianUniversity of SzegedThe countries of eastern Europe have seen radical border changes throughout their history. During the last century, following major shifts in political power, individuals and communities have struggled to keep a linguistic and national identity amidst the rule of often oppressive ruling governments. One such area of interest is that of Subcarpathia in the modern-day southwest Ukraine. This regionhttp://commondialect.blogspot.com/2009/11/countries-of-eastern-europe-have-seen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (johnny ray)0