Phil Scholfield
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 107885 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Phil Scholfield |
| PRENOMES | Phil |
| SOBRENOME | Scholfield |
| ASSINATURA | SCHOLFIELD P |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Bangor University |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 9 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1982 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1996 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
What is the advantage of private instruction? The example of English vocabulary learning in Greece
Cross‐cultural correspondence
The letter of application is a widespread subgenre of persuasive discourse whereby access to certain social and material benefits is regulated. We define persuasive discourse in terms of Relevance and Test theory. In the international community, these letters are increasingly drafted in English, and we hypothesize that these nonnative English versions will tend to carry rhetorical and discoursal features transferred from the writer's first langua…
Use of the mother‐tongue in second language classrooms
Controversy continues to surround the use of the mother‐tongue in second language classrooms. While some argue that learning a second language is like learning the first, and that the mother‐tongue therefore has no place, others claim it has an important and positive role to play. The study reported here was conducted in primary schools in two different UK bilingual settings: North Wales (Welsh/English) and Lancashire (Mirpur Punjabi/English). Du…
Welsh bilinguals' English spelling
Prioritising communicativity has resulted in increased tolerance toward imperfections in second language users’ grammar and pronunciation. Imperfect spelling however can not be disregarded, and it incurs severe social penalties. In this paper we ask whether, to what extent, and in what respects the second language English spelling of young Welsh‐English bilinguals is systematically idiosyncratic. Data are from free compositions written by 10–11 y…
Differences and similarities between and within bilingual settings
Literature on bilingualism and bilingual education frequently emphasises the dangers of assuming that bilingual situations are much the same. Whilst not dismissing such caution, this study takes attitudinal and linguistic data from two bilingual situations (Welsh/English in North Wales, and Punjabi/English in the north of England) and reports on specific similarities and differences found both between and within these situations. On most variable…
Statistics in Linguistics
Infrastructures are material forms that allow for the possibility of exchange over space. They are the physical networks through which goods, ideas, waste, power, people, and finance are trafficked. In this article I trace the range of anthropological ...Read More
Documenting folk etymological change in progress
Communication Strategies--the Researcher Outmanoeuvred?
This article examines critically three aspects of research into communication strategies, with special reference to an article by Paribakht published in Applied Linguistics Vol. 6 No. 2 which uses a research method somewhat different from the usual one. (1) There is an examination of the nature of the distinction between ‘appeal for assistance’ communication strategies and theothers usually talked about. Paribakht's technique, it is suggested, on…
Using the English Dictionary for Comprehension
A linguist's view of dictionary use for comprehension is offered which highlights the positive contribution the learner-user has to make even when using a good dictionary. The look-up process is analysed into seven main steps. In most of these, the proficient user, far from performing a purely mechanical operation, is often required to formulate and pursue several hypotheses and make use of prior knowledge of various sorts, especially information…
Cross‐cultural correspondence
The letter of application is a widespread subgenre of persuasive discourse whereby access to certain social and material benefits is regulated. We define persuasive discourse in terms of Relevance and Test theory. In the international community, these letters are increasingly drafted in English, and we hypothesize that these nonnative English versions will tend to carry rhetorical and discoursal features transferred from the writer's first langua…
Using the English Dictionary for Comprehension
A linguist's view of dictionary use for comprehension is offered which highlights the positive contribution the learner-user has to make even when using a good dictionary. The look-up process is analysed into seven main steps. In most of these, the proficient user, far from performing a purely mechanical operation, is often required to formulate and pursue several hypotheses and make use of prior knowledge of various sorts, especially information…
What is the advantage of private instruction? The example of English vocabulary learning in Greece
Use of the mother‐tongue in second language classrooms
Controversy continues to surround the use of the mother‐tongue in second language classrooms. While some argue that learning a second language is like learning the first, and that the mother‐tongue therefore has no place, others claim it has an important and positive role to play. The study reported here was conducted in primary schools in two different UK bilingual settings: North Wales (Welsh/English) and Lancashire (Mirpur Punjabi/English). Du…
Welsh bilinguals' English spelling
Prioritising communicativity has resulted in increased tolerance toward imperfections in second language users’ grammar and pronunciation. Imperfect spelling however can not be disregarded, and it incurs severe social penalties. In this paper we ask whether, to what extent, and in what respects the second language English spelling of young Welsh‐English bilinguals is systematically idiosyncratic. Data are from free compositions written by 10–11 y…
Differences and similarities between and within bilingual settings
Literature on bilingualism and bilingual education frequently emphasises the dangers of assuming that bilingual situations are much the same. Whilst not dismissing such caution, this study takes attitudinal and linguistic data from two bilingual situations (Welsh/English in North Wales, and Punjabi/English in the north of England) and reports on specific similarities and differences found both between and within these situations. On most variable…
Documenting folk etymological change in progress
Using the English Dictionary for Comprehension
A linguist's view of dictionary use for comprehension is offered which highlights the positive contribution the learner-user has to make even when using a good dictionary. The look-up process is analysed into seven main steps. In most of these, the proficient user, far from performing a purely mechanical operation, is often required to formulate and pursue several hypotheses and make use of prior knowledge of various sorts, especially information…
Communication Strategies--the Researcher Outmanoeuvred?
This article examines critically three aspects of research into communication strategies, with special reference to an article by Paribakht published in Applied Linguistics Vol. 6 No. 2 which uses a research method somewhat different from the usual one. (1) There is an examination of the nature of the distinction between ‘appeal for assistance’ communication strategies and theothers usually talked about. Paribakht's technique, it is suggested, on…
Documenting folk etymological change in progress
Statistics in Linguistics
Infrastructures are material forms that allow for the possibility of exchange over space. They are the physical networks through which goods, ideas, waste, power, people, and finance are trafficked. In this article I trace the range of anthropological ...Read More
Differences and similarities between and within bilingual settings
Literature on bilingualism and bilingual education frequently emphasises the dangers of assuming that bilingual situations are much the same. Whilst not dismissing such caution, this study takes attitudinal and linguistic data from two bilingual situations (Welsh/English in North Wales, and Punjabi/English in the north of England) and reports on specific similarities and differences found both between and within these situations. On most variable…
Welsh bilinguals' English spelling
Prioritising communicativity has resulted in increased tolerance toward imperfections in second language users’ grammar and pronunciation. Imperfect spelling however can not be disregarded, and it incurs severe social penalties. In this paper we ask whether, to what extent, and in what respects the second language English spelling of young Welsh‐English bilinguals is systematically idiosyncratic. Data are from free compositions written by 10–11 y…
Cross‐cultural correspondence
The letter of application is a widespread subgenre of persuasive discourse whereby access to certain social and material benefits is regulated. We define persuasive discourse in terms of Relevance and Test theory. In the international community, these letters are increasingly drafted in English, and we hypothesize that these nonnative English versions will tend to carry rhetorical and discoursal features transferred from the writer's first langua…
Use of the mother‐tongue in second language classrooms
Controversy continues to surround the use of the mother‐tongue in second language classrooms. While some argue that learning a second language is like learning the first, and that the mother‐tongue therefore has no place, others claim it has an important and positive role to play. The study reported here was conducted in primary schools in two different UK bilingual settings: North Wales (Welsh/English) and Lancashire (Mirpur Punjabi/English). Du…
What is the advantage of private instruction? The example of English vocabulary learning in Greece
Linguistics (9 obras) · Psychology (7 obras) · Sociology (5 obras) · Computer Science (4 obras) · Mathematics education (4 obras) · Philosophy (4 obras) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (3 obras) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (3 obras) · Multilingual Education and Policy (3 obras) · Philosophy (3 obras)