Thesis (Ph. D.)--School of Education and Dept. of Sociology. University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2007. / "A dissertation in education and sociology." Advisor: Malcolm Linville. Typescript. Vita. Title from "catalog record" of the print edition Description based on contents viewed Dec. 20, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 267-283). Online version of the print edition.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Canterbury, 2009. / Typescript (photocopy). "National Centre for Research on Europe University of Canterbury" --T.p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-276). Also available via the World Wide Web.

Within contemporary Scotland there are two distinct language systems which may be considered to be threatened with extinction. These are the Germanic system of Scots, decended from the Northumbrian dialect of Old English, and the Celtic system of Gaelic, one of the languages of the Goidelic branch of Celtic. Both systems are dominated by English, in the written form and through the spoken forms of Received Pronunciation and Standard Scottish English. The common ancestry of Scots and English, both being derived from dialects of Old English, suggests that the form of domination in this relationship could be distinguised from the influence of English on Gaelic. This is paralleled in the distinction made between the processes of 'language suicide' (ie the gradual assimilation towards a similar system) and 'language murder' (ie the displacement of one language by another). This is considered in terms of register and domain. Interference is analysed within various registers and domains in terms of phonology, morphology, syntax, lexis and orthography. Further studies assess the extent of usage for Gaelic in the Isle of Lewis and Scots in Banffshire. The main conclusion that is drawn from the study is that the broad distinction between language suicide and language murder has some validity, but the process of language death, as evidenced by Scots and Gaelic, is more complex than that. In both languages there is evidence of assimilation towards English through interference in the system, and of displacement in terms of the number of speakers and the domains in which the languages are used. Assessment of the state of Gaelic reveals that, despite an apparent increase in the number of speakers, there is evidence of greater English dominance amongst present day speakers, who use English in more situations and include more English features in their Gaelic. A similar picture is found for Scots.

Thesis (MEd Religion Studies) -- University of South Australia, 1992

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Toronto, 2004. / Adviser: Antoinette Gagne.

Thesis (LL. M.)--University of Toronto, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1998. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 124-136). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2005. / Advisor: Dr. Albert Oosterhof, Florida State University, College of Education, Dept . of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Sept. 19, 2005). Document formatted into pages; contains xiii, 79 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ed.D.) -- Central Connecticut State University, 2010. / Thesis advisor: Sheldon T. Watson. "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 228-237). Also available via the World Wide Web.

Thesis (M.A.)--Oregon State University, 2007. / Printout. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 83-86). Also available on the World Wide Web.