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(see dialect, sociolect). In some cases, there is a continuum from one language to another. Dialect A of Language X on one side ...

language and the law n another term for forensic linguistics language anxiety n subjective feelings of apprehension and fear ass ...

listening, and speaking. The term is used principally to describe approaches used in first languageteaching which try to develop ...

seek to develop knowledge about language and languages as an important element in the education of all children. language change ...

c Utilization or elaboration: propositions are related to other information and concepts in long term memory and connections are ...

language distance n the relative degree of similarity between two languages. Some languages have similar linguistic features and ...

language faculty language skills and vocabulary they have developed outside the classroom. In this approach, children may recoun ...

learners forget their second language through lack of opportunities for use. When the focus is on individuals, the more specific ...

language of wider communication n a language used for communication within a region or country by different language groups. Eng ...

of Hawaii has two official languages, Hawaiian and English, according to its constitution. However, covert policy favours Englis ...

and which contain lexical, grammatical, and other linguistic features which are different from ordinary language (see register). ...

and may occur when both the native language and the target language have the same form. For example, both French and English hav ...

language use survey n an investigation which seeks to determine which languages are spoken in different areas in a community or ...

lateralization n see cerebral dominance lateral plosion n another term for lateral release lateral release n the release of a pl ...

structures are from a psychological processing point of view, defined as the extent to which linguistic material must be re-orde ...

and evaluation. Learning is dependent upon the nature and will of the learners. Learner centredness may be reflected by: 1 recog ...

learner training n in language teaching, procedures or activities that seek to: 1 raise learners’ awareness of what is involved ...

Spanish-speaking learner of English. It shows the proportion of the negating devices no+v (e.g. I no want) and don’t+v(e.g. I do ...

learning management systemn also LMS, course management system(CMS) or virtual learning environment software that facilitates le ...

learning strategy n in general, the ways in which learners attempt to work out the meanings and uses of words, grammatical rules ...