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ERIC Number: EJ155236
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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Dialect and English Language Teaching
James, Allan R.
English Language Teaching Journal, 31, 2, 146-149, Jan 77
In second language learning, the phonetic features of a dialect of the native language are often more important than those of the standard form of the language. Positive or negative transfer from the native dialect to the target language may occur. Details of Swabian-English transfer are discussed. (CHK)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Dialects, English (Second Language), German, Interference (Language), Phonetics, Second Language Learning, Standard Spoken Usage
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Identifiers: Swabian