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The English of Adolescent and Young Adult Vietnamese Refugees in the United States.
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Wolfram, Walt; And Others – World Englishes, 1986
Although studies of Vietnamese refugees indicated that their language values and attitudes encouraged the use and maintenance of Vietnamese as well as the development of English proficiency, a study of adolescent Vietnamese suggested that "Vietnamese English" is an emerging dialect featuring modifications of English structures.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Dialect Studies, English (Second Language), Language Attitudes