Variation in the Spoken French of Immersion Students: To "Ne" or Not to "Ne," That Is the Sociolinguistic Question.

Rehner, Katherine; Mougeon, Raymond

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ERIC Number: EJ595124

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Publication Date: 1999

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Variation in the Spoken French of Immersion Students: To "Ne" or Not to "Ne," That Is the Sociolinguistic Question.

Rehner, Katherine; Mougeon, Raymond

Canadian Modern Language Review, v56 n1 p124-54 Sep 1999

Investigates a case of linguistic variation observable in the spoken French of students from French-immersion programs in Ontario, namely alternation between negative constructions with and without the negative particle "ne." (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Immersion Programs, Language Variation, Negative Forms (Language), Oral Language, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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