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Download full textAtawneh, Ahmad – 1994
A study examined the English syntactic problems persistent in the performance of educated Arabs living in the United States for an average of 5 years. The study is seen as significant because it reflects the features that distinguish the Arabs' English as a performance variety that develops where English is used as a foreign language. Subjects…
Descriptors: Arabs, Bilingualism, Cultural Context, Educational Attainment
Faingold, Eduardo D. – 1994
This study looks at natural syntactic processes in the development of verbal mood in first- and second-language acquisition, language change in progress, history, and creolization. Correspondences are examined in the development of the subjunctive vs. the indicative mood. The study presents an integrative perspective, taking into account seemingly…
Descriptors: Child Language, Creoles, Diachronic Linguistics, English (Second Language)
