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Title: Raising Little Russians: Language Socialization and Language Shift in an Urban Kyrgyz Family
Author: McDermott, Ashley
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Ethnology, Sociolinguistics, Language and languages
Description: In Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Russian prevails as the lingua franca despite efforts by policymakers and language activists to promote the Kyrgyz language. This study uses language socialization as a lens to investigate language shift in the city by analy...

Title: Context Matters: Pragmatics and Political Discourse Analysis of the Presidential Speeches of Michelle Bachelet, Barack Obama and José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Author: Furnish, Patricia
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Linguistics, Language and languages
Description: ABSTRACTPATRICIA LEE FURNISH. Context matters: Pragmatics and political discourseanalysis of the presidential speeches of Michelle Bachelet, Barack Obama andJosé Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. (Under the direction of DR. CONCEPCIÓN GODEV)This is a compa...

Title: Inclusive Language in Mexico and Spain: Institutional Language Ideology
Author: Garcia, Mirna
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Linguistics, Language and languages
Description: This study analyzes the current positions on inclusive language in Mexico and Spain’s macro sociopolitical structures that hold far-reaching influence in matters of language ideology. Given the influx of inclusive language manual publications in t...

Title: Effects of Direct Instruction on the Use of and Response to Prepositions by Students with an Intellectual Disability
Author: Hicks, Susan
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Language and languages
Description: Students with an intellectual disability often struggle with significant language delays or impairments. Although this population of students can acquire language skills, they often require methods of explicit instruction of language skills to do ...

Title: Exploring Diasporic Dialects of Black Women in College Composition and Communications: A Critical Reflective Narrative Inquiry
Author: Dervin, Alicia
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Education, Language and languages, Ethnicity--Study and teaching, African Americans--Study and teaching
Description: Historically, standard English language ideologies have been perpetually ingrained in American educational practices and policies (Smitherman, 2017; Wong & Teuben-Rowe, 1997). These practices are not limited to K-12 studies and maintain a position...

Title: TRANSLATION POLICIES AND THE ROLE OF ENGLISH/SPANISH TRANSLATION IN CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS
Author: Jameel, Mariam
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Language and languages
Description: The following case study assesses the effectiveness of translated documents that are publically available on the Charlotte Mecklenburg School (CMS) website in communicating with non-English speaking parents. Relevance theory is used as the theoret...

Title: Semantic Change: Marian Phrases in Cantigas de Santa Maria, the Rosary, Puerto Rican Folklore and Spanish
Author: Quiñones-Ayala, Brenda
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Religion, Language and languages, Area studies
Description: En el habla popular puertorriqueña se utilizan expresiones de carácter mariano en forma de interjección fuera de su contexto teológico originario. En Puerto Rico, antes de que acaeciera una serie de eventos socio-históricos, el uso de estas expres...

Title: Challenges and opportunities for heritage language learners in interpreting courses in the U.S. context
Author: Mellinger, Christopher D. (Christopher Davey), Gasca-Jiménez, Laura
Subjects--Topical: Language and languages, Translating and interpreting, Heritage language speakers
Description: Recent studies indicate that heritage language speakers have professional opportunities in translation and interpreting (e.g., Carreira, 2014a) because of their unique linguistic and cultural background. In addition, heritage language speakers’ un...

Title: Enhancing the Anesthesia Providers’ Awareness of Resources, Policies, & Procedures Surrounding Patients with Language Communication Barriers
Author: Martin, Taylor
Date Created: 2024
Subjects--Topical: Medicine, Health education, Language and languages
Description: Background: Patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) are facing significant communication challenges in peri-operative settings, spanning from understanding anesthesia-related information to obtaining informed consent. These language-based ...

Title: What's in a Name? Exploring Language Ideologies Through the Names of the Spanish Langauge
Author: Burke, Jennifer
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Language and languages, Linguistics
Description: This thesis embarks on an exploration of language ideology, centering its investigation on the debate surrounding the nomenclature of the Spanish language as "castellano" or "español." It explores the concept of language ideologies by exploring th...