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ERIC Number: EJ155272
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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Second Language Acquisition: The Pidginization Hypothesis
Schumann, John H.
Language Learning, 26, 2, 391-408, Dec 76
This paper presents a case study of the untutored acquisition of English by a 33-year-old Costa Rican male. Three causes for his lack of linguistic development over a 10-month period are considered: ability, age, and social and psychological distance. The third of these is seen as the cause. (Author/POP)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Culture Conflict, English (Second Language), Interlanguage, Language Universals, Pidgins, Psycholinguistics, Second Language Learning, Sociolinguistics
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