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Second Language Acquisition Research and the Study of Non-Native Varieties of English: Some Issues in Common.

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Ritchie, William C. – World Englishes, 1986

Proposes that the study of basilectal and acrolectal Singapore English can contribute to a better understanding of second language acquisition and use, emphasizing the operation of the monitor and specifications of the hierarchy of difficulty in the acquisition of syntactic structures. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Chinese, Correlation, Dialect Studies, Difficulty Level

The English of Adolescent and Young Adult Vietnamese Refugees in the United States.

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Wolfram, Walt; And Others – World Englishes, 1986

Although studies of Vietnamese refugees indicated that their language values and attitudes encouraged the use and maintenance of Vietnamese as well as the development of English proficiency, a study of adolescent Vietnamese suggested that "Vietnamese English" is an emerging dialect featuring modifications of English structures.…

Descriptors: Adolescents, Dialect Studies, English (Second Language), Language Attitudes