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Retention of Idioms Following One-Time Exposure

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Reuterskiold, Christina; Van Lancker Sidtis, Diana – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2013

This study explored retention of idioms and novel (i.e. newly created or grammatically generated) expressions in English-speaking girls following exposure only once during a conversation. Our hypothesis was that idioms, because of their inherent holistic, nonliteral and social characteristics, are acquired differently and more rapidly than novel…

Descriptors: Retention (Psychology), Figurative Language, Familiarity, Females

Code-Mixing and Borrowing in a New York Puerto Rican Community: A Cross-Generational Study.

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Torres, Lourdes – World Englishes, 1989

Examines code mixing and borrowing across two generations of New York Puerto Ricans, and explores the possibility of existence of a lifecycle of language use in the community. (26 references) (Author/OD)

Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language)