The Acquisition of Community Speech Norms by Asian Immigrants Learning English as a Second Language: A Preliminary Study.

Adamson, H. D.; Regan, Vera M.

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ERIC Number: EJ424567

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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The Acquisition of Community Speech Norms by Asian Immigrants Learning English as a Second Language: A Preliminary Study.

Adamson, H. D.; Regan, Vera M.

Studies in Second Language Acquisition, v13 n1 p1-22 Mar 1991

Investigation of Vietnamese and Cambodian immigrants' acquisition of the English variable "ing" found that such production was constrained by phonological, grammatical, stylistic, and social factors. (39 references) (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Cambodian, Cambodians, Community Influence, English (Second Language), Grammar, Oral Language, Phonology, Second Language Learning, Sex Differences, Sociolinguistics, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Vietnamese, Vietnamese People

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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