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Item Acquiring language in a Creole setting: Theoretical and methodological issues(Department of Linguistics, Stanford University, 1989) Carrington, Lawrence D.; Clark, Eve V., and othersThe study of language acquisition requires that the analyst identify the learner's target and have available a grammatical description of the target. In the case of the Caribbean Creole environment, special caution is required in identifying the learner's target because substantial variation is intrinsic to the input and ambient language. Existing studies of language varieties in the region must not be assumed to provide appropriate descriptions of the input or ambient language for a particular learner. Both the description of the language to be acquired and the account of the process of acquisition must be based on the same corpus produced in the same learning environment by the learner and the participants in his language socialization. The corpus can be enhanced by eliciting from the participants their notion of what the learner is attempting to say and ought to be saying. This procedure is important for providing access, not only to notions of grammaticality, but also notions of appropriateness. Given the interlock between speech behaviour and identity in these settings, attention must be devoted to the acquisition of the ability to manipulate socially linked variants of a variableItem Ambient language and learner output in a creole environment(1111) Carrington, Lawrence D.Item An introduction to language(Oct. 1973) Carrington, Lawrence D.;This article provides a basic definition of language, and examines a number of fundamental notions that are expected to enhance knowledge of the phenomenon of languageItem An investigation into English language learning and teaching problems in Trinidad and Tobago(Faculty of Education, UWI, 1969) Carrington, Lawrence D.;The purpose of this study was to provide unequivocal guidelines for the development of classroom materials, methods of instruction, teacher training, and testing, which were fully applicable to the linguistic context of Trinidad and Tobago. The design of the study included: 1) study of the spoken and written English of school-children in Trinidad and Tobago, 2) assessment of the methods and materials used for English teaching as well as the conditions under which language teaching was conducted, and 3) evaluation of the existing tests and examinations for knowledge of English. The project appeared to have exerted some influence on the content of the New Primary School Syllabus, through the involvement of Clive Borely, School Supervisor IIIItem Analyzing inherently variable linguistic data(University of Aston in Birmingham, 1979) Carrington, Lawrence D.; Ager, D. E.Item Away Robin run: A critical description of the teaching of language arts in schools in Trinidad and Tobago(School of Education, UWI, 1972) Carrington, Lawrence D.;This is the first final version publication to come out of this research project investigating the problems of learning and teaching English language in Trinidad and TobagoItem Creole discourse and social development(IDRC, 1988) Carrington, Lawrence D.;Item Creoles and other tongues in Caribbean development(1993) Carrington, Lawrence D.;The language factor in the socio-politics of the Creole-speaking Caribbean is sufficiently important that true development cannot be achieved without addressing it. Innovative language planning strategies need to be invoked in order to unlock untapped human resources and to enhance the social cohesion of the region's states. This paper explores the reversal of the predicament of speakers of Creole languages and other subordinated languages in the Creole-speaking Caribbean region as a prerequisite for human development in the regionItem Determining language education policy in Caribbean sociolinguistic complexes(Jul. 1976) Carrington, Lawrence D.;This paper focuses on factors that might inform language education policy makers in Caribbean territories where a creole language interacts with other languages having recognized standardsItem Developing a computer system to handle inherently variable linguistic data(1976) Carrington, Lawrence D.;Item Deviations from Standard English in the speech of primary school children in St. Lucia and Dominica: A preliminary survey - Part 1(1969) Carrington, Lawrence D.;This paper intends to present those non-standard features of the speech of school-children in St. Lucia and Dominica that fall into readily recognizable patterns on examination of a restricted sample of recorded speech. The corpus comprised the tape-recorded speech of 59 children--37 St. Lucian and 22 Dominican from 9 different schools, 6 in St. Lucia and 3 in Dominica. All the recorded material was transcribed phonetically. It was assumed that the informants were speaking what in their estimation was English. All items that were not acceptable as being consistent with the requirements of Standard English in the particular contexts were extracted and separately noted. The items were then grouped according to type and patterns of deviation establishedItem Deviations from Standard English in the speech of primary school children in St. Lucia and Dominica: A preliminary survey - Part 2(1969) Carrington, Lawrence D.;This paper intends to present those non-standard features of the speech of school-children in St. Lucia and Dominica that fall into readily recognizable patterns on examination of a restricted sample of recorded speech. The corpus comprised the tape-recorded speech of 59 children--37 St. Lucian and 22 Dominican from 9 different schools, 6 in St. Lucia and 3 in Dominica. All the recorded material was transcribed phonetically. It was assumed that the informants were speaking what in their estimation was English. All items that were not acceptable as being consistent with the requirements of Standard English in the particular contexts were extracted and separately noted. The items were then grouped according to type and patterns of deviation establishedItem Education and Development in the English-Speaking Caribbean: A Contemporary Survey(Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 1978-10) Carrington, Lawrence D.This study aims to provide a concise summary of the state of education in the English-speaking countries of the Caribbean in general, but with special emphasis on Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. The state of education is examined against the background of the economic conditions and social directions of these countries, in such a manner as to highlight any functional relationships that exist between education and development. Basic indicators of the economies of the region are presented in the first section along with brief summaries of the socio-political orientation of the governments. This is followed by a survey of the labour force in the region, with particular emphasis on levels of employment and of education and training within the labour force. Against this background, a survey of the formal provisions for education is provided. The whole is used as a referential base for critical discussion of general and specific problems of education and development in the region.Item Education for development: The language factorCarrington, Lawrence D.;This paper is premised on the view that the language factor in the socio-politics of the Caribbean is sufficiently important that true development cannot be achieved without addressing it. The paper identifies the constant linguistic factors that have to be accounted for in developmental processes, and which are susceptible to modification by changes in language policy. Specific elements of a language policy within education, which can contribute to the development of the region, are discussedItem Education for development: The language factor(1992) Carrington, Lawrence D.This paper is premised on the view that the language factor in the socio-politics of the Caribbean is sufficiently important that true development cannot be achieved without addressing it. The paper identifies the constant linguistic factors that have to be accounted for in developmental processes, and which are susceptible to modification by changes in language policy. Specific elements of a language policy within education, which can contribute to the development of the region, are discussed.Item Education for national dialogue: A personal viewpoint(22 Jun. 1973) Carrington, Lawrence D.;This address explored whether the system of education in Trinidad and Tobago had fostered the development of each of the following prerequisites to dialogue: 1) community articulateness, 2) willingness and ability to listen critically and to respond accordingly, 3) reading ability, 4) confidence in one's ability to contribute to the community, 5) selflessness in participation, and 6) willingness to challenge and be challengedItem Education in four Caribbean states(1978) Carrington, Lawrence D.;This article provides a critical description of the public provisions for education in four Caribbean states--Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and TobagoItem English language teaching in the Commonwealth Caribbean(1970) Carrington, Lawrence D.;This article provides a brief overview of the problems encountered in the teaching and learning of English in the English-speaking Caribbean. It also identifies some of the linguistic research being undertaken on Caribbean dialects and languagesItem Festina lente(1992) Carrington, Lawrence D.;Item Images of Creole space(1992) Carrington, Lawrence D.;
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