Question Forms, Conditionals, and Second-Person Pronouns Used by Adolescent Native Speakers Across Two Levels of Formality in Written and Spoken French.

Lyster, Roy

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ERIC Number: EJ527749

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Publication Date: 1996

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Question Forms, Conditionals, and Second-Person Pronouns Used by Adolescent Native Speakers Across Two Levels of Formality in Written and Spoken French.

Lyster, Roy

Modern Language Journal, v80 n2 p165-82 Sum 1996

Describes weaknesses in the sociolinguistic competence of second-language (L2) learners as documented by research in immersion contexts. The article discusses findings with reference to adolescent native speakers' use of question forms, conditionals, and second-person pronouns across two levels of formality in written and oral productions. (48 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Foreign Countries, French, High School Students, Immersion Programs, Native Speakers, Oral Language, Pronouns, Second Language Learning, Sociolinguistics, Written Language

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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