Theses in Linguistics: Abstracts
This page provides access to abstracts of recent theses
by students who have completed the M.A. program in
Linguistics
at the
University of North Dakota.
See also the complete list of thesis titles
since 1959 (on a separate page).
In some cases
a link is provided to download the thesis itself.
The electronic copies of the theses
are virtually identical to the hardcopy versions on file
at the
University of North Dakota library,
although some have slight changes in formatting and other minor editing
(done either by the author or with the author's permission).
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Index of abstracts by author
| Aasen, Gayle |
2005 |
Use of Low German by the Mennonites
of Manitoba and dialect differences between the East and West Reserves
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[abstract] |
| Aldrich, Ruth A. |
2006 |
Parents' perceptions of children's attitude of the heritage language through intergenerational reading in the L1
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[abstract] |
| Anonby, Stan J. |
1997 |
Reversing language shift: Can Kwak'wala be revived?
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[abstract] |
| Aviles, Arthur J. |
2008 |
The phonology and morphology of Dar Daju Daju
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[abstract] |
| Berthelette, John J. |
2004 |
Information structure in narrative texts in Byali (a Gur language of Benin)
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[abstract] |
| Brown, Janessa L. |
2009 |
A brief sketch of Urama grammar with special consideration of particles marking agency, aspect, and modality
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[abstract] |
| Caneday, Renae |
2005 |
Interlanguage coda production of Hmong second language learners of English
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[abstract] |
| Dyrud, Lars |
2001 |
Hindi-Urdu: Stress accent or non-stress accent?
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[abstract] |
| Fast, Kara S. |
2008 |
Subordination, grounding and the packaging of information in Gojri
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[abstract] |
| Festen, Bradley D. |
2008 |
Verbal tone in Mpyemo
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[abstract] |
| Friesen, Dan T. |
2002 |
Oroko orthography development: Linguistic and sociolinguistic factors
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[abstract] |
| Friesen, Lisa |
2002 |
Valence change and Oroko verb morphology (Mbonge Dialect)
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[abstract] |
| Gainer, Karen L. |
2008 |
Constituent order and participant reference in Dolna Hani narrative discourse
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[abstract] |
| Hall, Jacob M. |
2009 |
Palembangese in print: An NLS look at literacies, linguacies, communicacies, and culturacies in South Sumatra
|
[abstract] |
| Hauser, Henry J. |
2008 |
Biliteracy and skills transfer: Literacy skills transfer from Arabic to English focusing on lexical access
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[abstract] |
| Hettich, Bela G. |
2002 |
Ossetian: Revisiting inflectional morphology
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[abstract] |
| Karan, Elke |
2006 |
Writing system development and reform: A process
|
[abstract] |
| Kuzhabekova, Aliya S. |
2003 |
Past, present and future of language policy in Kazakhstan
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[abstract] |
| Leander, Anita J. |
2008 |
Acoustic correlates of fortis/lenis in San Francisco Ozolotepec Zapotec
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[abstract] |
| Leslie, Holly A. |
2009 |
A study in the design and impact of an oral/aural bridge component in second language literacy
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[abstract] |
| Lewis, Joelle C. |
2007 |
The -ing suffix in French
|
[abstract] |
| Losey, Wayne |
2002 |
Writing Gojri:
Linguistic and sociolinguistic constraints on a standardized orthography
for the Gujars of South Asia
|
[abstract] |
| Ma, Kang Yuen (Felix) |
1997 |
The relation between the writing system and the sse of metaphor in English and Chinese
|
[abstract] |
| McKendry, Inga |
2001 |
Two studies of Mixtec languages
|
[abstract] |
| Miller, Dustin D. |
2008 |
Production of Bangla stops by native English speakers learning Bangla: An acoustic analysis
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[abstract] |
| Pavey, Emma |
2001 |
Information structure in acadian French
|
[abstract] |
| Quigley, Edward C. |
2003 |
Awara phonology
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[abstract] |
| Quigley, Susan R. |
2002 |
The Awara verbal system
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[abstract] |
| Revilla, Bettina |
2009 |
Place names in Israeli Sign Language
|
[abstract] |
| Rodionova, Elena |
2001 |
Word order and information structure in Russian syntax
|
[abstract] |
| Smith, Rebecca D. |
2007 |
The noun class system of Ut-Ma'in, a West Kainji language of Nigeria
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[abstract] |
| Tiessen, Calvin F. |
2003 |
Positive orientation towards the vernacular among the Talysh of Sumgayit
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[abstract] |
| Walker, Heather J. |
1999 |
Student participation in the academic discourse Community: An ESL student working
independently and ESL students working with writing tutors |
[abstract] |
All theses since 1959
How to download a thesis
SIL-UND Linguistics Program
SIL-UND Work Papers
University of North Dakota
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