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I think (that) something’s missing: Complementizer deletion in nonnative e-mails

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Durham M.

Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching

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2011

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vol. 1

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issue 3

421-445

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Sociolinguistic competence is not often examined in nonnative English acquisition. This is particularly true for features where the variants are neither stylistically nor socially constrained, but rather are acceptable in all circumstances. Learning to use a language fully, however, implies being able to deal with this type of ‘difficulty,’ and understanding what type of variable features nonnative speakers acquire with ease and which ones they do not may help us better understand more general processes of second language acquisition. By comparing the rates of complementizer deletion of nonnative to native speakers and examining their distributions across various internal and external factors, this paper addresses these issues and offers an example of acquisition of what is, in some ways, an invisible variant. Furthermore, by focusing on a Swiss student association, the paper is also able to compare the patterns of French, German and Italian native speakers, to examine to what extent they differ in English.

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I think (that) something's missing: Complementizer deletion in nonnative e-mails

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Durham M.

Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching

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2011

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vol. 1

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issue 3

421-445

EN

Sociolinguistic competence is not often examined in nonnative English acquisition. This is particularly true for features where the variants are neither stylistically nor socially constrained, but rather are acceptable in all circumstances. Learning to use a language fully, however, implies being able to deal with this type of ‘difficulty,’ and understanding what type of variable features nonnative speakers acquire with ease and which ones they do not may help us better understand more general processes of second language acquisition. By comparing the rates of complementizer deletion of nonnative to native speakers and examining their distributions across various internal and external factors, this paper addresses these issues and offers an example of acquisition of what is, in some ways, an invisible variant. Furthermore, by focusing on a Swiss student association, the paper is also able to compare the patterns of French, German and Italian native speakers, to examine to what extent they differ in English.

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Object Length and Other Factors in Prepositional Variation: The Case of Speak, Talk and Write

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Sarnecki M.

Anglica. An International Journal of English Studies

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2016

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issue 25/2

43-56

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The existence of prepositional variation in constructions such as speak about/of something can be motivated semantically in that about and of invite different construals of the topic they introduce. This article reports on a study carried out to test the hypothesis that the semantic distinction is reflected in the length of the object which complements the preposi- tion. The results suggest that object length might indeed play a part in the choice between about and of. The study also reveals additional factors which might influence speakers' choice of the topic-introducing preposition.

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Horror Aequi in Adjective Complementation

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Kaluga M., Kaluga M.

Kwartalnik Neofilologiczny

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2021

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issue 3

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I think (that) something’s missing: Complementizer deletion in nonnative e-mails

I think (that) something's missing: Complementizer deletion in nonnative e-mails

Object Length and Other Factors in Prepositional Variation: The Case of Speak, Talk and Write

Horror Aequi in Adjective Complementation