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ERIC Number: EJ363630
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1986
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Target Language Variation and Second-Language Acquisition: Learning English in New York City.
Eisenstein, Miriam R.
World Englishes, v5 n1 p31-46 Fall 1986
Investigates the role of dialect variation in the acquisition of American English by adult second language learners. The study revealed that dialect differences present problems for learners and cause variable intelligibility and negative learner attitude toward some varieties of English and its speakers. This attitude could negatively affect a student's second language input. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Black Dialects, Comparative Analysis, Dialect Studies, English (Second Language), Language Attitudes, Language Variation, Mutual Intelligibility, Negative Attitudes, North American English, Second Language Learning, Standard Spoken Usage
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
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