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Download full textHo, Louise S. W. – CUHK Papers in Linguistics, 1989
This paper examines the teaching of English as a Second Language (ESL) in different lights and from different angles. Particular attention is focused on the following: (1) language acquisition is an intellectual process; (2) the goal for the second-language learner is mastery; (3) the standard of English in Hong Kong; and (4) "standard"…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Variation, Second Language Instruction
Newbrook, Mark – CUHK Papers in Linguistics, 1989
The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to a number of syntactic phenomena in modern English, specifically but not exclusively in British English, that can be characterized as urban/suburban near-standard usage. These phenomena are representative of a type of feature that has to date received relatively little attention from linguists. One…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Usage, Language Variation, Standard Spoken Usage
