This study examines heritage speakers' knowledge of Standard Arabic (SA) and compares their patterns of SA acquisition to those of learners of SA as second/foreign language (L2). In addition, the study examines the influence of previously acquired language varieties, including Colloquial Arabic (QA), on SA acquisition. To this end, the study…

Examination of the relation of speech rate to communicative success among native (NS) and non-native (NNS) English speakers indicated that NS generally did not adjust their articulation rate for NNS but did significantly increase pause time. Successful NS communicators did not adjust their speech rate, although those who significantly increased…

Describes processes of facilitation involved in exolingual conversation (interactions between persons who are dynamically adjusting their respective linguistic performances) between foreign language learners and native speakers, concluding that such behavior is dynamic and creative, and incapable of being described and defined within predetermined…