William Acton
Biographic Data
| ID | 5038243 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William Acton |
| GIVEN NAMES | William |
| FAMILY NAME | Acton |
| SIGNATURE | ACTON W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Michigan |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1972 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Future (Language) Learning
Changing Fossilized Pronunciation
This article describes an approach for dealing with the pronunciation of advanced ESL learners who may be relatively fluent but who remain quite inaccurate. Their pronunciation is often thought of as being (Selinker 1972), highly resistant to change. The specific group for which this approach was designed is somewhat unique: foreign professionals, many of whom have been in Englishspeaking environments for years. Nonetheless, the general framework…
Second Language Interpersonal Communication
From the Review Editor
The Effects of Benzodiazepine (Valium) on Permeability of Language Ego Boundaries 1
This study was designed as an extension of previous research in which pronunciation of a foreign language was experimentally manipulated using alcohol or hypnosis, to confirm a relationship between permeability of language ego boundaries and pronunciation. The present study used Benzodiazepine (Valium) to manipulate pronunciation in Thai. Seventy-five subjects were assigned to one of four treatment conditions: Placebo, 2 mg., 5 mg., or 10 mg., an…
Personality and Language Behavior
This restatement of the theoretical framework underlying the research program of the University of Michigan Personality and Language Behavior Research Group addresses two theoretical issues that are at present particularly relevant to a theory of second language acquisition: the statue of constructs in the theory that have been transported or transposed from other fields, and the process (and criteria) of theory validation. Defining and assessing…
Causation or Correlation
Peer Reviewed
Notes on the History of Victorian Prostitution
Personality and Language Behavior
This restatement of the theoretical framework underlying the research program of the University of Michigan Personality and Language Behavior Research Group addresses two theoretical issues that are at present particularly relevant to a theory of second language acquisition: the statue of constructs in the theory that have been transported or transposed from other fields, and the process (and criteria) of theory validation. Defining and assessing…
Changing Fossilized Pronunciation
This article describes an approach for dealing with the pronunciation of advanced ESL learners who may be relatively fluent but who remain quite inaccurate. Their pronunciation is often thought of as being (Selinker 1972), highly resistant to change. The specific group for which this approach was designed is somewhat unique: foreign professionals, many of whom have been in Englishspeaking environments for years. Nonetheless, the general framework…
The Effects of Benzodiazepine (Valium) on Permeability of Language Ego Boundaries 1
This study was designed as an extension of previous research in which pronunciation of a foreign language was experimentally manipulated using alcohol or hypnosis, to confirm a relationship between permeability of language ego boundaries and pronunciation. The present study used Benzodiazepine (Valium) to manipulate pronunciation in Thai. Seventy-five subjects were assigned to one of four treatment conditions: Placebo, 2 mg., 5 mg., or 10 mg., an…
Notes on the History of Victorian Prostitution
Notes on the History of Victorian Prostitution
Causation or Correlation
Peer Reviewed
Personality and Language Behavior
This restatement of the theoretical framework underlying the research program of the University of Michigan Personality and Language Behavior Research Group addresses two theoretical issues that are at present particularly relevant to a theory of second language acquisition: the statue of constructs in the theory that have been transported or transposed from other fields, and the process (and criteria) of theory validation. Defining and assessing…
The Effects of Benzodiazepine (Valium) on Permeability of Language Ego Boundaries 1
This study was designed as an extension of previous research in which pronunciation of a foreign language was experimentally manipulated using alcohol or hypnosis, to confirm a relationship between permeability of language ego boundaries and pronunciation. The present study used Benzodiazepine (Valium) to manipulate pronunciation in Thai. Seventy-five subjects were assigned to one of four treatment conditions: Placebo, 2 mg., 5 mg., or 10 mg., an…
From the Review Editor
Changing Fossilized Pronunciation
This article describes an approach for dealing with the pronunciation of advanced ESL learners who may be relatively fluent but who remain quite inaccurate. Their pronunciation is often thought of as being (Selinker 1972), highly resistant to change. The specific group for which this approach was designed is somewhat unique: foreign professionals, many of whom have been in Englishspeaking environments for years. Nonetheless, the general framework…
Second Language Interpersonal Communication
Future (Language) Learning
Psychology (7 works) · Linguistics (6 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (5 works) · Citation (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (3 works) · Library science (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Cognitive psychology (2 works)