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Publication Date: 1993
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Functional Constraints on Variation in Interlanguage Morphology.
Young, Richard
Applied Linguistics, v14 n1 p76-97 Mar 1993
Evaluates the hypothesis that interlanguage is an efficient means of communicating referential information. The presentation includes review of evidence of the functional hypothesis in different forms of language; description of two studies of spoken English interlanguage of learners from different backgrounds; and discussion of the consequences for learners if interlanguage is indeed an inefficient means of communicating referential information. (VWL)
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Language: English
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