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Arua, Arua E. – World Englishes, 1998
Describes some stable syntactic features of Swazi English. Discusses, among others, the use of the modal auxiliary "must," the use of "as to," the conflation of the emphatic "do" with the simple past tense, and dangling modifiers. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, Idioms, Language Variation
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Krakowian, Bogdan – World Englishes, 1986
Reports on a morpheme study conducted with learners of English as a foreign language in Poland which found some similarities between foreign- and second-language accuracy in orders of morphemes. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Correlation, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Form Classes (Languages)
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Hartford, Beverly – World Englishes, 1989
Presents an analysis of non-native English verbs of saying constructions, such as "discuss about" and "explain about," as they are realized in Nepali English. It is suggested that the analysis of Nepali English constructions offer important insights into second language acquisition and language change. (30 references)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Interference (Language)