<p>This book provides the first examination of sociolinguistic competence and the acquisition of native-like variability in an English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) context and presents data from email exchanges between Swiss speakers (with German, French and Italian mother tongues).</p>
TheAcquisition of Sociolinguistic Competence in a Study Abroad Context
β Scribed by Vera Regan; Martin Howard; Isabelle LemΓ©e
- Publisher
- Multilingual Matters
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 179
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Drawing on cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of a range of sociolinguistic variables in L2 French, this volume explores the relationship between 'study abroad' and the acquisition of sociolinguistic variation patterns by the advanced second language learner.
β¦ Table of Contents
Contents
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. Second Language Acquisition and Linguistic Variation
Chapter 2. Linguistic Outcomes and Study Abroad
Chapter 3. Extralinguistic Factors Affecting L2 Development During Study Abroad
Chapter 4. The Research Investigation: An Overview
Chapter 5. The Acquisition of ne deletion by Irish-English speakers of French L2 during the Year Abroad
Chapter 6. The Variable Use of Nous/On during the Year Abroad
Chapter 7. The Acquisition of /l/ Deletion in French by Irish Study Abroad Speakers
Chapter 8. The Variable Use of Future Temporal Reference during the Year Abroad
Chapter 9. The Role of Gender in the Acquisition of Sociolinguistic Competence in an L2 During the Year Abroad
Chapter 10. Spending a Year Abroad: Do We Acquire Sociolinguistic Competence?
References
Index
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