8.440, Qs: Official Eng, Eng lg acq, Wekker

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Subject: 8.440, Qs: Official Eng, Eng lg acq, Wekker

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1)
Date:  Fri, 21 Mar 1997 11:04:04 -0600
From:  mierzejewski at paris7.jussieu.fr (Christopher Mierzejewski)
Subject:  Official English laws

2)
Date:  Mon, 24 Mar 1997 23:09:15 +0100
From:  ibirks at pratique.fr (Ivan BIRKS)
Subject:  English first language acquisition

3)
Date:  Wed, 26 Mar 1997 14:25:41 +0000
From:  "M.Shuib" <M.Shuib at sheffield.ac.uk>
Subject:  Wekker (1976)

-------------------------------- Message 1 -------------------------------

Date:  Fri, 21 Mar 1997 11:04:04 -0600
From:  mierzejewski at paris7.jussieu.fr (Christopher Mierzejewski)
Subject:  Official English laws



I am working on a comparison of French and American language policy and I
would like to know the current status of the Official English laws in the
U.S, both at the federal and state levels (where things stand at the
federal level, how many states have passed Official English laws, how many
have been contested in court). I will post a summary.

Thanks for your help,
Christopher Mierzejewski
University of Paris 7





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Date:  Mon, 24 Mar 1997 23:09:15 +0100
From:  ibirks at pratique.fr (Ivan BIRKS)
Subject:  English first language acquisition

Dear Linguists,

I would very much like to get hold of as much information as possible
concerning English in terms of first language acquisition.  Rather
than the partial lists which can be found very easily, I would like
lists which are as complete as possible concerning the order of
acquisition and subsequent evolution of basic vocabulary and
structures.  Is this kind of information to be found on the Internet?

I am particularly interested in the manner in which certain forms are
acquired by children in a 'prototypical' usage (eg Mary has a dog/
blue eyes), and then extended to more peripheral usages (Mary had a
steak/ a baby).  How long does this take, and what kind of errors are
made?

If there is sufficient interest I will post a summary.

Thanks,

Ivan Birks

ibirks at pratique.fr
Paris III (Sorbonne Nouvelle)


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Date:  Wed, 26 Mar 1997 14:25:41 +0000
From:  "M.Shuib" <M.Shuib at sheffield.ac.uk>
Subject:  Wekker (1976)

Does anybody know the name of publisher and place of publication for
this book?

Wekker, H.  (1976) The expression of future time in contemporary
                                  British English.

I need this information to complete my bibliography.
Thanks in advance.

M.Shuib at sheffield.ac.uk




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