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ERIC Number: EJ593258
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-1226-8909
The Acquisition of Colloquial English Features by Korean Americans.
Lee, Hikyoung
Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, v3 p71-87 1999
Examines the acquisition of two colloquial English features: word medial /t/ flapping and discourse-marker use. These features are characteristic of North American English and are not taught explicitly through formal instruction. Subjects were ethnic Korean speakers stratified according to English education and sex. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, English (Second Language), Immigrants, Korean, Korean Americans, Language Tests, Native Speakers, North American English, Second Language Learning, Sex Differences, Standard Spoken Usage, Testing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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