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Peer reviewedMajor, Roy C. – Modern Language Journal, 1992
A study of variations in the English and Portuguese phonology of native English speakers who emigrated to Brazil found that all subjects suffered a loss of English proficiency, with Portuguese proficiency adversely affecting the degree of English loss, particularly in casual as opposed to formal speech. (64 references) (CB)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, English, Foreign Countries, Immigrants
