Regan, Vera. <br/><br/>
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 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-166) and index. 
<br/><br/>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? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781847691576 (hbk : alk. paper) 9781847691569 (pbk : alk. paper) 9781847691583 (ebook) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009009446 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Second language acquisition.<br/>Sociolinguistics.<br/>Language and languages--Variation.<br/>Foreign study.<br/>French language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.<br/>French language--Acquisition.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>P118.2  / .R425 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>401.93 REG