Madalena Cruz-Ferreira
Biographic Data
| ID | 147093 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Madalena Cruz-Ferreira |
| GIVEN NAMES | Madalena |
| FAMILY NAME | Cruz-Ferreira |
| SIGNATURE | CRUZ-FERREIRA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | National University of Singapore |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
First language acquisition and teaching
“First language acquisition” commonly means the acquisition of a single language in childhood, regardless of the number of languages in a child’s natural environment. Language acquisition is variously viewed as predetermined, wondrous, a source of concern, and as developing through formal processes. “First language teaching” concerns schooling in the language that is intended to become the child’s first (or “main”) one. Mainstream teaching practi…
Multilingual Norms
Christopher J. Hall , An introduction to language and linguistics
Christopher J. Hall , An introduction to language and linguistics: Breaking the language spell . London/New York: Continuum, 2005. Pp. xvii, 344. Pb. $24.95. Part 1, “Magic,” introduces language and linguistics. The “Language Spell” is Hall's metaphor for human beings' misperception of the nature of language as primarily social. The insights of (generative) linguistics hold the key to breaking the Spell, by revealing the “essential biological rea…
Prosodic Mixes
The paper reports preliminary findings of an ongoing study of prosodic mixes in the speech of three trilingual siblings. The children are primary bilinguals in Portuguese and Swedish,and acquired English as the language of schooling. Prosodic mixes are defined as the intrusion of prosodic patterns of one language into another. From the earliest stages of linguistic development, the children made use of prosodic strategies in order to communicate …
European Portuguese
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European Portuguese
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European Portuguese
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Prosodic Mixes
The paper reports preliminary findings of an ongoing study of prosodic mixes in the speech of three trilingual siblings. The children are primary bilinguals in Portuguese and Swedish,and acquired English as the language of schooling. Prosodic mixes are defined as the intrusion of prosodic patterns of one language into another. From the earliest stages of linguistic development, the children made use of prosodic strategies in order to communicate …
Christopher J. Hall , An introduction to language and linguistics
Christopher J. Hall , An introduction to language and linguistics: Breaking the language spell . London/New York: Continuum, 2005. Pp. xvii, 344. Pb. $24.95. Part 1, “Magic,” introduces language and linguistics. The “Language Spell” is Hall's metaphor for human beings' misperception of the nature of language as primarily social. The insights of (generative) linguistics hold the key to breaking the Spell, by revealing the “essential biological rea…
Multilingual Norms
First language acquisition and teaching
“First language acquisition” commonly means the acquisition of a single language in childhood, regardless of the number of languages in a child’s natural environment. Language acquisition is variously viewed as predetermined, wondrous, a source of concern, and as developing through formal processes. “First language teaching” concerns schooling in the language that is intended to become the child’s first (or “main”) one. Mainstream teaching practi…
Linguistics (5 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Comprehension approach (2 works) · Language Development and Disorders (2 works) · Natural language (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Portuguese (2 works)