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Benmamoun, Elabbas; Albirini, Abdulkafi – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2018
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…
Descriptors: Language Variation, Semitic Languages, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Chaudenson, Robert; And Others – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1986
A "system" comprising the learner-speaker, the specific linguistic system itself, and the interactions with native speakers is posited to explain the dynamics of the acquisition of French as a second language. Through self-regulation, this system devises solutions which pertain to that common area in language at the crossroads of…
Descriptors: Correlation, Creoles, French, Grammatical Acceptability
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Blum-Kulka, Shoshana; Levenston, Edward A. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1987
A study of the interlanguage pragmatics of learners of Hebrew and English (L2s) focuses on pragmatic indicators used in requests and apologies (situations in Appendix). Deviations from native-speaker norms in the speech of non-native speakers are discussed. Results suggest L2s' misuse of pragmatic indicators can have serious interactional…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)