source language^1 n
(in language borrowing) a language from which words have been taken
into another language. French was the source language for many words
which entered English after the Norman Conquest (1066), e.g. prince, just,
saint, noble, as well as for words which entered English at a later stage,
e.g. garage, restaurant.
Chinese was the source language for Japanese during many long periods of
history. During the twentieth century, English became the major source
language for Japanese.
source language^2 n
the language out of which a translation is made (e.g. in a bilingual dictionary).
see also target language^2
source text n
a text that is to be translated into another language.
see also translation, machine translation
SOV language n
see typology
Speaking Proficiency English Assessment Kit n
also SPEAK
see test of spoken english
Spearman-Brown Prophecy Formula n
a formula frequently used to estimate the reliabilityof two parallel halves
of a test (e.g., in the case of correcting or adjusting upward split-half
reliability) when it is assumed that the two halves have equal means
and variances. This formula can also be used to estimate the reliability of a
new test that is shorter than an original test (e.g. when the test length of
an original test has to be decreased from 100 items to 50 items due to, e.g.,
a strict time limit imposed on test administration and a test administrator
wanting to estimate what the reliability of a shortened test would be).
Spearman rank-order correlation n
or Spearman’s rho (j)
see correlation
Spearman’s rho (j)
another term for Spearman rank-order correlation
source language