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Analysis of code-switching and code-mixing among bilingual children: two case studies of Serbian-English language interaction

Brezjanovic-Shogren, Jelena (Wichita State University, July , 2011)

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Abstract:	This research attempts to expose the patterns of language behavior of two five-year old bilingual children through the analysis of the code-switching and code-mixing occurrences in their everyday conversational interactions. The goal of the study is to analyze the code choice and the motivation behind such pattern in order to see whether there are any differences between the two case studies, and most of all, what is causing these differences in linguistic behavior to occur. Data used in analysis was collected during informal conversations recorded in home domain of the two families studied. The recorded data along with the observational notes collected was then analyzed sentence by sentence and separated into several dyads in order to understand the relation between the children‟s code-switching/code-mixing and the interlocutor. It is concluded that most common motivation behind their code choice is solidarity –establishing “we code”, referential, directive, and reactive to positive/ negative face and power. The major difference between the two children‟s language behavior regarding code choice is rather in the patterns of code-switching versus code-mixing. The boy, being a natural bilingual who acquired the second language (L2) simultaneously is more prone to code-switch in certain situations. On the other hand, the girl, who acquired L2 consecutively and therefore adopted the syntax of Serbian language, uses more code-mixing during her conversational interactions. This showed close connection of the linguistic behavior with the linguistic environment exposing essential mechanisms of children‟s ability to adjust their language skills to their conversational needs.
Description:	Thesis (M.A.)--Wichita State University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Anthropology
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10057/5051

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Sexual dimorphism in the 12th thoracic vertebra in human skeletal remains

Kiss, Meghan D.; Moore-Jansen, Peer H. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012)

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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10057/5017

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Book review: Take me to my paradise: tourism and nationalism in the British Virgin Islands by Colleen Ballerino Cohen, 2010

Lawless, Robert (University of New Mexico, 2011)

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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10057/4481

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Evaluating residence patterns among prehistoric populations: clues from dental enamel composition

Schneider, KN.; Blakeslee, Donald J. (Wayne State University Press, February , 1990)

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Abstract:	We determined enamel composition (Ca, P, Mg, Cu, Mn, Se, Zn, Al, Sr, Pb) for the mandibular canines of 94 individuals from 4 prehistoric Arikara cemetery populations, collecting the compositional data using scanning electron microscopy energy dispersive x-ray analysis. We examined each of the four samples independently and then pooled them for a group comparison using correspondence analysis. The results indicate significant intrapopulational dispersal, particularly when viewed by age and sex subgroups. When all sites are included for correspondence analysis, a distinctive pattern of adult male dispersal compared to the more tightly clustered adult female and subadult subsample is apparent. We hypothesize that the observed pattern of dispersal indicates local geographic and possible dietary differences among the groups. Furthermore, we hypothesize that the observed differences between males, and females and subadults for each site are the result of a residence pattern of out-migration for males.
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URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10057/4451

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Sexual dimorphism in the 12th thoracic vertebra and its potential for sex estimation of human skeletal remains

Voisin, Meghan Dawn (Wichita State University, May , 2011)

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Abstract:	The purpose of this study is to determine the presence/degree of sexual dimorphism of the 12th thoracic vertebra through a quantitative analysis and to further examine its potential and reliability in the sex estimation of human skeletal remains. This study also explores the age-related changes of human skeletal remains and how these affect morphological variation conducive to sex estimation. In order to assess this, the 12th thoracic vertebrae, femur and sacrum of 168 mature skeletal remains (94 males and 74 females) from the Raymond Dart Collection in Johannesburg, South Africa and 407 (205 males and 202 females) mature skeletal remains from the Hamann-Todd Collection in Cleveland, Ohio were analyzed. Only individuals whose group affiliation was designated as “South African Black” from the Raymond Dart Collection and “African American” from the Hamann-Todd Collection were measured. This was done to permit the examination of geographical variance within and between the two samples. The morphology of the 12th thoracic vertebra was examined by means of univariate and multivariate analyses to better assess each effect. These analyses resulted in relatively high correct classifications of males and females in all samples, with mean measurement values being larger in males in all measurements. While age-related changes have little effect on the high reliability of sex estimation in the African American sample, age-related changes decreases the reliability of sex estimation in the South African sample. Overall, this study reveals that the 12th thoracic vertebra has potential for use in sex estimation as a result of the skeletal morphological variation between males and females both documented in the Raymond A. Dart Collection of Human Skeletons and the Hamann-Todd Osteological Collection.
Description:	Thesis (M.A.)--Wichita State University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Anthropology.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10057/3991

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