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ERIC Number: EJ465519
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0267-6583
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Variation Linguistics and SLA.
Preston, Dennis R.
Second Language Research, v9 n2 p153-72 Jun 1993
Variationist linguistics, also called sociolinguistics, has been misunderstood and misrepresented in second-language acquisition (SLA) research. Four impediments to the development of a profitable interaction between sociolinguists and the SLA community are discussed. (36 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interprofessional Relationship, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Second Language Learning, Sociolinguistics
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Special issue on SLA: Crossdisciplinary Perspectives, edited by Susan M. Gass.