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Peer reviewedSridhar, Kamal K.; Sridhar, S. N. – World Englishes, 1986
A paradigm gap has prevented research on second language acquisition theory and indigenized varieties of English from making substantive contributions to each other. The varieties of English represent several significant sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic variables, the investigation of which will put second language acquisition theory on firmer…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Dialects, English (Second Language), Interlanguage
Download full textSridhar, Kamal K. – 1985
A careful study of second language varieties (SLVs) of English, which have not yet entered the mainstream of sociolinguistic research because of neglect and misunderstanding, shows that they are qualitatively different from the categories recognized in current sociolinguistic typology. SLVs provide some of the clearest evidence of sociocultural…
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, English (Second Language), Language Classification, Language Research
