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Zhang, Grace Q.; Sabet, Peyman G. P. – Applied Linguistics, 2016
While there has been insightful research on the commonly used expression "I think" (IT), this study introduces a non-conventional and innovative conception of elasticity (Zhang 2011), bringing together several properties of IT. Drawn on large-scale naturally occurring classroom data with a rare combination of linguistically and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Applied Linguistics, Native Language, North American English
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Holmes, Janet; And Others – Applied Linguistics, 1993
Drawing on the results of sociolinguistic research in three ethnically different communities in Wellington, New Zealand, this paper explores and illustrates the process of language shift and language revival. Members of the Greek, Tongan, and Chinese communities were interviewed; and data were collected on their language proficiency, patterns of…
Descriptors: Chinese, Data Collection, Foreign Countries, Greek