After providing an historical overview of the French spelling system and orthographic variation, this study analyzes selected internal (i.e., linguistic) factors and one external (i.e., social) factor that can influence the use of diacritics in online French-language chat sessions. From a corpus of synchronous computer-mediated communication, 3,855 tokens of graphemes capable of bearing diacritics were coded with the following scheme: Letter, Diacritic, Grapheme (i.e., Letter and Diacritic combined), Date of Participation, and Age Group of Participant. A multivariate (VARBRUL) analysis determined that Grapheme exerts the most influence on variation.

This study partially replicates and re-explores specific dimensions of a textbook analysis of the presentation and use of specific grammatical elements and sociolinguistic variants in textbooks published in the United States for learners of French. Authenticity is situated as a central construct in the analysis of interrogatives, relative pronouns, and the negative particle ne in selected textbooks and ancillary materials. The findings reveal that little progress has been made over the past twenty years in integrating authentic representations of discourse into French-as-a-foreign-language textbooks.

This study analyzes negative particle variation (i.e., the variable presence or absence of the negative particle ne) in synchronous French chat discourse within a labovian-inspired framework. Selected morphosyntactic, lexical, and phonological constraints are considered. Multivariate analyses performed by GoldVarb 2001 revealed that subject type (i.e., NP, [- overt] subject environment, pronoun) and the phonological environment preceding the position of neregardless of its presence or absenceare determining factors in the variation. In addition, discursive-pragmatic effect was explored in a sub-sample of data. The results indicate that ne is seldom present in verbal negation during explanatory discourse style, yet it is very likely to be retained in ludic, emphatic, and proverbial styles.

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.

The late seventeenth century was a crucial era in establishing territorial claims on the North American continent. In order to strengthen France's hold on the Quebec colony, Louis XIV sent 770 women across the Atlantic at royal expense in order to populate New France. Since that time, these women known as the filles du roi, have often been reduced to a footnote in history books, or else mistakenly slandered as women of questionable morals. This work seeks to clearly identify the filles du roi through a study of their socioeconomic status, educational background, and various demographic factors, and compare the living conditions they had in France with those that awaited them in Canada. The aim of this undertaking is to better understand these pioneer women and their reasons for leaving France, as well as to identify the lasting contributions they made to French-Canadian culture and society.

Copy of transcript for a bill for seventy-eight dollars addressed to and signed by Moses Austin, in which Austin agrees to pay the amount owed in lead in two months from the date the document was signed, on the condition that the creditor completes the voyage to New Orleans.

Recital presented at the UNT on the Square in partial fulfillment of the Master of Music (MM) degree.

Recital presented at Reynolds Hall, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Graduate Artist Certificate (GAC) degree.

Newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.