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Author:

Roggia, Aaron B.

Title:

Unaccusativity and Word Order in Mexican Spanish: An Examination of Syntactic Interfaces and the Split Intransitivity Hierarchy

Graduate Program:

Spanish

Keywords:

Syntax-discourse Interface
Unaccusativity
Split-Intransitivity
Word Order
Spanish
Mexican Spanish
Syntax-lexicon Interface
Focus

File:

Download ROGGIA_2011_DISSERTATION.pdf

Committee Members:

John Lipski, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Lipski, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Almeida Jacqueline Toribio, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Rena Torres Cacoullos, Committee Member
Carrie Neal Jackson, Committee Member
Marie Gillette Speicher, Committee Member
Barbara E Bullock, Committee Member

Author:

Brown, Joshua R.

Title:

Religious Identity and Language Shift among Amish-Mennonites in Kishacoquillas Valley, Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

German

Keywords:

Anabaptist
Amish-Mennonite
religious identity
sectarian
language shift

File:

Download Brown_2011_Religious_Identity_and_Language_Shift.pdf

Committee Members:

Barry Richard Page Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Barry Richard Page Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Carrie Neal Jackson, Committee Member
Michael Travis Putnam, Committee Member
John Lipski, Committee Member

Author:

Isenberg, Noelle Ariane

Title:

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES IN WEB-BASED AND CLASSROOM-BASED GERMAN LANGUAGE EDUCATION AT THE POST-SECONDARY LEVEL: VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR, LANGUAGE PROCESSING, AND ORAL PROFICIENCY DEVELOPMENT

Graduate Program:

German

Keywords:

age
phonological working memory
individual differences
grammaticality judgment
translation recognition
WebCAPE
SOPI
text-based chat
mobile language learning
German language
oral proficiency
distance language learning
online language learning
language learning
distance learning
online learning
semester standing
SAT scores
grades
development
developmental outcomes
The Pennsylvania State University
German Online at PSU

File:

Download isenberg_noelle_937633171_phd_thesis_final_copy.pdf

Committee Members:

Barry Richard Page Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Barry Richard Page Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
J Scott Payne, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Steve L Thorne, Committee Member
Carrie Neal Jackson, Committee Member
Adrian Johannes Wanner, Committee Member

Author:

Shrefler, Nathan Laurence

Title:

Readability and German Bibles

Graduate Program:

German

Keywords:

Luther
Bible
Lexical Density
Readability

File:

Download ShreflerDissertation2008.pdf

Committee Members:

Barry Richard Page Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Carrie Neal Jackson, Committee Member
Steve L Thorne, Committee Member
Sinfree Bullock Makoni, Committee Member

Author:

Bobb, Susan Christine

Title:

MORPHOLOGY IN BILINGUAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING: THE ROLE OF SECOND LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY IN ACQUIRING GRAMMATICAL GENDER

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

critical period
morphology
bilingualism
grammatical gender

File:

Download Thesis_Bobb_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Judith Fran Kroll, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Carrie Neal Jackson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel J Weiss, Committee Member
Maya Misra, Committee Member
Paola Eulalia Dussias, Committee Member

Author:

Mcgregor, Janice Michelle

Title:

On Community Participation and Identity Negotiation in a Study Abroad Context: A Multiple Case Study

Graduate Program:

German

Keywords:

study abroad
identity
language learning
community participation
case study
ethnography

File:

Download 1-Janice_McGregor_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Carrie Neal Jackson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Carrie Neal Jackson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barry Richard Page Jr., Committee Member
Dr John Plews, Committee Member
Celeste S Kinginger, Committee Member
Robert William Schrauf, Special Member

Author:

Scaltz, Tracy Cramer

Title:

Verb Frequency Effects and Mood Preference: Implications for the L2 Teaching and Learning of Negated Matrix Verbs of Belief

Graduate Program:

Spanish

Keywords:

verb frequency
mood preference
socio-pragmatic intention
pedagogy
subjunctive/indicative
negated matrix verbs of belief

File:

Download Scaltz_Dissertation_Submitted_2013.pdf

Committee Members:

Paola Eulalia Dussias, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paola Eulalia Dussias, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Rena Torres Cacoullos, Committee Member
Carrie Neal Jackson, Committee Member
Karen Lynn Miller, Committee Member
Maria Rosa Truglio, Committee Member

Author:

Dietrich, Amelia Jane

Title:

The Role of Probabilistic Cues in L2 Processing: Verb bias in Spanish and English

Graduate Program:

Spanish

Keywords:

sentence processing
bilingualism
corpus linguistics
verb bias
psycholinguistics
Spanish

File:

Download DISSERTATION_-_FINAL_VERSION.pdf

Committee Members:

Paola Eulalia Dussias, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paola Eulalia Dussias, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Carrie Neal Jackson, Committee Member
Rena Torres Cacoullos, Committee Member
John Lipski, Committee Member
Karen Lynn Miller, Committee Member

Author:

Roccamo, Ashley Lynne

Title:

Comparing the Success of Pronunciation Instruction in Beginner and Intermediate German Language Classrooms

Graduate Program:

German

Keywords:

German
Linguistics
Education
L2 Pronunciation
Second Language Acquisition
Phonology
Accent

File:

Download Roccamo_Dissertation_FINAL_Apr_2014.pdf

Committee Members:

Barry Richard Page Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Carrie Neal Jackson, Committee Member
Michael Travis Putnam, Committee Member
Paola Eulalia Dussias, Committee Member
Dr Mary O'brien, Special Member

Author:

Villegas Erce, Alvaro

Title:

The role of L2 English immersion in the processing of L1 Spanish sentence complement/relative clause ambiguities

Graduate Program:

Spanish

Keywords:

Sentence processing
Spanish
Subjunctive mood

File:

Download Villegas_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Paola Eulalia Dussias, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew J Marr, Committee Member
Karen Lynn Miller, Committee Member
Matthew Carlson, Committee Member
Carrie Neal Jackson, Special Member