Language Arts & Disciplines : Phonetics & Phonics

This book is the final version of the widely-circulated 1993 Technical Report that introduces a conception of grammar in which well-formedness is defined as optimality with respect to a ranked set of universal constraints.:.; Final version of the widely circulated 1993 Technical Report that was the seminal work in Optimality Theory, never before available in book format.; Serves as an excellent introduction to the principles and practice of Optimality Theory.; Offers proposals and analytic commentary that suggest many directions for further development for the professional. more...

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The study presented here is concerned with the speech melody of (Standard) German and examines three central units of speech melody which occur with stressed words. They convey attitudinal meanings which indicate whether what is being said in the speaker’s argument should be interpreted as given, new or unexpected. more...

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Introduces, consolidates and revises phonic sounds with early readers. Puzzles, cloze, comprehension, matching picture clues, unjumbling words and many other language activities are included, providing students with a comprehensive phonics program. Also includes test pages and games to reinforce all the sounds covered in this blackline master activity book. Progressively more difficult than Book 1. more...

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This book contains language activities for all elementary grades in the form of photocopiable board games for consolidating phonic skills. Phonic practice presented in an enjoyable and interesting form. Repeated playing builds and consolidates skills in word building and extends thinking to use phonics in context, making learning more meaningful. There are five different board styles to add variety. more...

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Whereas the phonic features of dialects have been studied for a long time, it is only recently that attention has turned to the analysis of typical regional intonations (sentence melodies). The present study provides a review of research on the subject and then turns to an analysis of Cologne German using data from spontaneous speech. It provides a sound formal analysis of typical Cologne intonation patterns and in addition shows how these are used by speakers in their linguistic interactions. more...

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