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The acquisition of sociolinguistic competence in a study abroad context /

Regan, Vera.

The acquisition of sociolinguistic competence in a study abroad context / Vera Regan, Martin Howard, Isabelle Lemée. - Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, 2009. - x, 169 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. - Second language acquisition .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-166) and index.

Second language acquisition and linguistic variation -- Linguistic outcomes and study abroad -- Extralinguistic factors affecting L2 development during study abroad -- The research investigation: an overview -- The acquisition of ne deletion by Irish-English speakers of French L2 during the year abroad-- The variable use of nous/on during the year abroad -- The acquisition of /l/ deletion in French by Irish study abroad speakers -- The variable use of future temporal reference during the year abroad -- The role of gender in the acquisition of sociolinguistic competence in an L2 during the year abroad -- Spending a year abroad: do we acquire sociolinguistic competence?

9781847691576 (hbk : alk. paper) 9781847691569 (pbk : alk. paper) 9781847691583 (ebook)

2009009446


Second language acquisition.
Sociolinguistics.
Language and languages--Variation.
Foreign study.
French language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.
French language--Acquisition.

P118.2 / .R425 2009

401.93 REG