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Kenemer, Virginia Lynn – 1982
The French of English speaking students of French as a second language is compared with "francais populaire" (FP) in order to determine similarities in their tendency toward simplified grammar and morphology. Simplifying characteristics that are typical of FP were obtained from French working class sources, while simplification patterns…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Dialects, Error Analysis (Language), Error Patterns
Graham, Janet G. – 1981
Causes of language fossilization and ways to overcome it are considered. Fossilization is the relatively permanent incorporation of incorrect linguistic forms into a person's second language competence. The discussion is focused on fossilization of incorrect syntactical rules, based on experiences with learners of English as a second language at…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, College Students, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language)