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Mason A. Wirtz; Simone E. Pfenninger – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2023
This study is the first to investigate subject-level variability in sociolinguistic evaluative judgements by 30 adult L2 German learners and explore whether the observed variability is characterizable as a function of individual differences in proficiency, exposure, and motivation. Because group-level estimates did not paint an accurate picture of…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, German, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Clements, J. Clancy – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2003
The advantages and disadvantages of wider or narrower definitions of "pidginization" and "pidgin" are reviewed to determine the differences between pidgins and naturalistically learned second languages (L2s). It is argued that a wider definition is preferred because it avoids problematic counterexamples and captures…
Descriptors: Pidgins, Verbs, Foreign Countries, Mandarin Chinese