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Direct linkClements, 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
Peer reviewedSchumann, John H. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1987
Examines the expression of temporality in the basilang speech (the earliest stage of second language development) of five adult subjects. Temporality is studied from three perspectives: morphology, semantics, and pragmatics. The taxonomy provided by the pragmatic analysis best captures the expression of time at this level of interlanguage…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adverbs, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis
