Fwd: Re: Two inquiries.

[Kerim Friedman]

Thanks! (And I even have that excellent collection back home on my bookshelf . . .).

kerim

At 1:47 PM -0800 11/2/00, Cliff McIntosh wrote:
>The Weinstein-Shr article is in "Cross-Cultural Approaches to Literacy," edited by Brian Street, published by Cambridge UP in 1993.

At 5:39 PM +0800 11/2/00, Kerim Friedman wrote:
>>(1) I am looking for the full reference for the following article, which I believe appeared in an edited volume. The article compares literacy aquisition by two Hmong communities in Philadelphia:
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>>Weinstein-shr, Gail. "Literacy and Social Process: A Community in Transition.". 272-93.
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>>(2) I am looking for anything concerning Chinese four-character expressions, or "chengyu." I am especially interested in studies regarding their use in conversation or how they are taught in primary schools - but anything that comes to mind would be appreciated. I will post a summary of responses to the list.

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