LINGUIST List 8.440

Sun Mar 30 1997

Qs: Official Eng, Eng lg acq, Wekker

Editor for this issue: Ann Dizdar <annlinguistlist.org>

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1. Christopher Mierzejewski, Official English laws
2. Ivan BIRKS, English first language acquisition
3. M.Shuib, Wekker (1976)

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

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

ibirkspratique.fr
Paris III (Sorbonne Nouvelle)

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.Shuibsheffield.ac.uk