Narrative as a method of studying the speech characteristics of bilingual children (On the example of Georgian bilingual and Greek monolingual juniors)

2021 ◽  
Vol X (2) ◽  
pp. 84-92
Author(s):  
Teona Beridze ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Bilingual Children ◽  
Narrative Skills ◽  
Speech Characteristics ◽  
Children's Narratives ◽  
Empirical Material

The present article: ″Narrative as a method of studying the speech characteristics of bilingual children (On the example of Georgian bilingual and Greek monolingual juniors)″ aims to study the nature of narrative and to establish narrative skills in school; also the purpose of the study is to define the importance of narrative as an effective method of research. The first part of the paper presents a brief overview of the theoretical material around the narrative. The second part of the article is based on empirical material. In particular, it is based on the analysis and results of my research which I have conducted at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece). The article presents a study of children's narratives and a comparison of narratives during bilingualism; In particular, the use of narrative-based research method in the case of Georgian bilinguals and Greek monolinguals, the use of which is quite common in the modern field of psycholinguistics.

scholarly journals The development of Germanic analytical tenses

2020 ◽  
pp. 135-154
Author(s):  
Andriy Botsman ◽  
Olga Dmytruk ◽  
Tamara Kozlovska
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Future Tense ◽  
Historical Method ◽  
European Languages ◽  
Verb Forms ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Present Tense ◽  
Germanic Languages

The stages that encompass the future tense development are singled out as discrete phenomena within the process of the Germanic language development. The Gothic verb system can serve as the background for the investigation of the tense transformations in question. The difficulties of tense examination in the Old Germanic languages were connected with some conceptions about the Indo-Iranian and Greek languages that used to dominate in the scientific circles for a long time. Those conceptions were based on Latin and Greek patterns and postulated the use of present, past and future tenses in all Indo-European languages. The above conceptions were ruined when the study of Tokharian and Hittite demonstrated the use of the present tense for the description of future actions. The idea of losing “the protolanguage inheritance” was proved wrong, and it was incorrect to transfer the complex tense system of Sanskrit, Greek, and Latin to other Proto-Indo-European languages. The examination of the tense differentiation in Gothic (as the main source of the Old Germanic language) demonstrates that the Gothic infinitive functioned as a no-particular-time unit, while personal verb forms were involved in performing tense functions. The Gothic present tense verbs represented present and future tenses and no-particular-time phenomena. Some periphrastic forms containing preterite-present verbs with the infinitive occurred sporadically. The periphrastic forms correlated with Greek and Latin patterns of the same future tense meaning. The periphrastic future forms in Gothic often contained some modal shades of meaning. The Gothic present tense functioned as a colony-forming archi-unit and a pluripotential (temporal) precursor. The periphrastic Gothic future forms are recognised as a monopotential (temporal) precursor with some modal meaning. The key research method used in the present article is the comparative historical method. The authors viewed it as the most reliable and appropriate for the study of tense forms.

scholarly journals Talking About the Non-Literal: Internal States and Explanations in Child-Constructed Narratives

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edy Veneziano
Keyword(s):  
Old French ◽  
Mental States ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Narrative Skills ◽  
Children's Narratives ◽  
Internal States ◽  
French Speaking ◽  
Children's Attention ◽  
Evaluative Instrument ◽  
Children's Stories

Abstract Non-literal language most often permeates interesting and informative narratives. These are the non-perceptible, inferential aspects of a story, such as the explanation of events, the attribution of internal, particularly mental, states to the characters of the story, or the evaluation of events by the participants and/or the narrator. The main aim of this paper is to examine whether non-literal uses can be promoted in 7-year-old French-speaking children’s narratives through the use of a short conversational intervention (SCI) which focuses the children’s attention on the causes of events. The results show that, after the SCI, the expression of non-literal aspects, even higher-order ones, may make their appearance or significantly increase in children’s stories. The reasons for the effectiveness of the SCI in the promotion of non-literal uses of language and narrative skills in general, as well as the importance of using the SCI as an evaluative instrument, are discussed.

scholarly journals Narrative abilities in early successive bilingual Slovak–English children: A cross-language comparison

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
SVETLANA KAPALKOVÁ ◽  
KAMILA POLIŠENSKÁ ◽  
LENKA MARKOVÁ ◽  
JAMES FENTON
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Research ◽  
First Language ◽  
Nonword Repetition ◽  
Bilingual Children ◽  
Skill Transfer ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Narrative Skills ◽  
English Bilingual ◽  
Narrative Performance ◽  
Cross Language

ABSTRACTThis study investigates macrostructure skill transfer in successive bilingual children speaking Slovak and English, a new language combination for narrative research. We examined whether narrative performance reflected language dominance and assessed relationships between nonword repetition (NWR) and narrative skills within and across languages. Forty typically developing Slovak–English bilingual children (mean age = 5 years, 10 months) were evaluated for microstructure and macrostructure performance in both languages through story telling and retelling tasks. In addition, NWR was assessed in Slovak, the children's first language (L1). Macrostructure scores were higher in their L1 than in their second language (L2), but comprehension did not differ across languages. L1 NWR was significantly related to L1 microstructure scores, but not to L1/L2 macrostructure or L2 microstructure. Implications for assessing bilingual children's language are discussed.

To explore new avenues: experiential testimonio research

2014 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 794-812 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-Noelle Albert ◽  
Marie-Michele Couture
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Management Science ◽  
New Method ◽  
Qualitative Research Method ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Empirical Material

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a qualitative research method for which the empirical material is drawn from the experience of a practitioner-researcher. Design/methodology/approach – First, a review of other autobiographical methods is made to show that the proposed method offers something different. Subsequently, it briefly outlines the epistemological and theoretical anchors that guided the development of the proposed method. Then it follows the path and the peculiarities of this method. And finally a few guidelines are presented for the legitimization of the knowledge generated, illustrated by an example. Findings – The proposed method is aimed at experienced practitioners who are involved in a process of scientific research. Ideally, it is carried out with a co-searcher. Originality/value – A new method of qualitative research to explore new avenues in management science.

scholarly journals PRINCIPIOS DEL SECTOR COOPERATIVO EN EL MUNICIPIO DE EL ESPINAL (COLOMBIA)

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jairo Hernández Sánchez ◽  
César Augusto Cruz Ramírez
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Operative Management ◽  
Social Growth ◽  
Research Technique ◽  
Cooperative Principles

El presente artículo es producto de una investigación desarrollada en el sector cooperativo adscrito al municipio de El Espinal, departamento del Tolima (Colombia). El objetivo del estudio consistió en determinar si las entidades del sector cooperativo cumplen efectivamente con la aplicación de los principios del cooperativismo. El tipo de estudio fue exploratorio y descriptivo; en tanto que el método de investigación utilizado fue cuanti-cualitativo, la técnica de investigación fue la encuesta, que se aplicó a los asociados de las diferentes cooperativas. Los resultados mostraron que pocos asociados reciben formación respecto a los principios del cooperativismo y a la gestión cooperativa, situación que dificulta su aplicación eficiente. En conclusión, el sector cooperativo de El Espinal-Tolima requiere fomentar la cultura de formación y apropiación de los principios cooperativos de sus asociados para que sean aprovechados en el quehacer diario. Esto exige a los directivos generar estrategias de divulgación oportunas, que fortalezcan la interiorización y aplicación de la filosofía y principios cooperativos, de manera que se produzca un crecimiento económico y social al interior de la empresa. ABSTRACTThe present article is the result of a research developed in the cooperative sector in the municipality of “El Espinal”, department of Tolima (Colombia). The aim of this study consisted of determining if the entities of the cooperative sector comply with the implementation of cooperative principles. The type of study was exploratory and descriptive; while the research method used was the quantitative-qualitative one; a survey was the research technique applied to the associates of the different co-operatives. The results showed that few associates receive formation with regard toco-operative principles and the co-operative management; this situation makes their application difficult. In conclusion, the co-operative sector in ”El Espinal”, Tolima, needs to promote the culture of formation and appropriation of co-operative principles of its associates for them to be used in everyday life. This demands managers to generate appropriate dissemination strategies, which strengthen the internalization and application of Philosophy and co-operative principles, so that an economic and social growth takes place within the company.

scholarly journals Adapting the Multilingual Assessment Instrument for Narratives (MAIN) to Catalan

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. 31-36
Author(s):  
Alondra Camus ◽  
Melina Aparici
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Bilingual Children ◽  
Narrative Skills ◽  
Official Languages

The adaptation of the Multilingual Assessment Instrument for Narratives (LITMUS- MAIN; Gagarina, et al., 2019) to Catalan contributes to advancing our knowledge of the development of children’s narrative skills in a diversity of languages using the same protocol, making it possible to evaluate narratives also in Catalan-speakers. The adaptation of MAIN will be very useful in Catalonia, because it is a region where two official languages (Catalan and Spanish) coexist, Catalan being the language of schooling, so that most of the population is bilingual. However, currently there is no instrument for assessing narrative skills that allows for parallel assessment of Catalan in bilingual children. For these reasons, this adaptation will be of great value to promote the study of narratives in the bilingual population considering Catalan within the possible language combinations. The present paper describes the process of adapting MAIN to Catalan and reports results from the first pilot study using the Catalan MAIN.

scholarly journals The distanced closeness. The model of ecumenical relations between Catholics and Protestants – sociological contexts

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wojciech Klimski
Keyword(s):  
Research Method ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Practical Aspect ◽  
Sociological Perspective ◽  
Ecumenical Movement ◽  
Interfaith Relations ◽  
The Reformation ◽  
Weekly Newspapers ◽  
Empirical Material ◽  
Selection Of

The article deals with the nature of ecumenical relations between Catholics and Protestants. In order to grasp their specificity, they are compared with everyday relations which are not focused on building religious unity between these Christians. This analysis served to reconstruct the model of ecumenism presented on the websites of Catholic weeklies. Additionally, a reflection has been undertaken on the possibility of supporting the ecumenical movement by these services. The analysis is conducted in the sociological perspective on the basis of empirical studies of the content of the Internet services of the Catholic weekly magazines “Gość Niedzielny” and “Niedziela”. Content analysis was applied as a research method, and the texts dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the Reformation were studied. This selection of empirical material resulted from the fact that ecumenical themes are rarely taken up in the Catholic press, and the jubilee caused greater interest in them. The sources used were also found research on interfaith relations. The analysis shows that relations between Catholics and Protestants are close and characterised by openness, but they are also marked by distance and remembrance of a difficult history. Moreover, the model of ecumenism promoted by the websites is superficial and concentrates, among other things, on its practical aspect at the expense of its spiritual and theological dimension. The websites of Catholic weekly newspapers, on the other hand, face a hitherto untapped opportunity to support the ecumenical movement.

scholarly journals Сhanging Humanities: At the Crossroads of History, Poetics and Art

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Kira Andreeva
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Contrastive Analysis ◽  
The Real ◽  
Emotional Effect ◽  
Semiotic Systems ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
Real Person ◽  
Original Picture ◽  
Empirical Material

The present article investigated the problem of actualization of poetic ekphrasis presented in two different semiotic systems. The paper studied the correlation of generalized meaning with differing forms of expression, known as cases of isomorphism and allomorphism. The empirical material under study was provided by the contrastive analysis of the interface of one of Y. Polonskyi’s poems (1845) and N. Roerih’s original picture (1945). The contrastive pair of examples had the same titles: ‘Bede, the Preacher’. The two cases were also united by identical semantics providing similar notional and emotional-aesthetic impact upon recipients, with the help of different forms of expression from poetry and painting. Both examples, in their turn, date back to the ancient legend connected with the name of the real person who lived in the seven (eight) centuries and was known as Saint Bede. The article’s aim was to reopen the enigma of identical strong emotional effect produced on recipients, at different times, with the help of two differing media forms: the poem and the picture. It actually created the evident research gap. Such cases had been studied before, but reliable explanations and technologies were not stated.

scholarly journals MAIN: multilingual assessment instrument for narratives

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
pp. 155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalʹja Vladimirovna Gagarina ◽  
Daleen Klop ◽  
Sari Kunnari ◽  
Koula Tantele ◽  
Taina Välimaa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Bilingual Children ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Linguistic Complexity ◽  
Cultural Appropriateness ◽  
Story Retelling ◽  
Standard Arabic ◽  
Narrative Skills

The Multilingual Assessment Instrument for Narratives (MAIN) was designed in order to assess narrative skills in children who acquire one or more languages from birth or from early age. MAIN is suitable for children from 3 to 10 years and evaluates both comprehension and production of narratives. Its design allows for the assessment of several languages in the same child, as well as for different elicitation modes: Model Story, Retelling, and Telling. MAIN contains four parallel stories, each with a carefully designed six-picture sequence. The stories are controlled for cognitive and linguistic complexity, parallelism in macrostructure and microstructure, as well as for cultural appropriateness and robustness. The instrument has been developed on the basis of extensive piloting with more than 550 monolingual and bilingual children aged 3 to 10, for 15 different languages and language combinations. Even though MAIN has not been norm-referenced yet, its standardized procedures can be used for evaluation, intervention and research purposes. MAIN is currently available in the following languages: English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Basque, Bulgarian, Croatian, Cypriot Greek, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Icelandic, Italian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Standard Arabic, Swedish, Turkish, Vietnamese, and Welsh.  

scholarly journals Kościół i parafia w doświadczeniach polskich migrantów

2021 ◽  
Vol 12(48) (1) ◽  
pp. 79-104
Author(s):  
Tomasz Adamczyk
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Sociological Analysis ◽  
Multicultural Society ◽  
Pluralistic Society ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Institutional Dimension ◽  
The Church ◽  
Empirical Material

The article shows the institutional and societal dimension of the religiosity of Polish migrants in Great Britain. Three issues were subjected to sociological analysis: church, parish and clergy, which were presented from the perspective of the respondents’ experience. Empirical material was collected using the qualitative research method using in-depth interview techniques. Sociological analysis has shown that in a pluralistic society, changes in the institutional parameter of religiosity are multidirectional. In a multicultural society, some migrants negatively assess the institutional dimension of the functioning of the Church or parish, for others, especially in the context of migration, they become important and much needed. The assessment of the clergy is also diversified and often depends on the level of religiosity of the examined person.

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