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Peer reviewedLowenberg, Peter H. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1986
Demonstrates how nonnative varieties of English are distinct from interlanguages or approximate systems of "established" varieties of English. Two strategies are examined: (1) the generalization of rules found in the established varieties of English and (2) the transfer into English of linguistic features from learners' other languages.…
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, English (Second Language), Interference (Language), Language Usage
