A micro-analysis of collocation in the interlanguage of Pakistani adults learning English as a second language

A micro-analysis of the interlanguage (IL) employed by Pakistanis learning English as a second language (ESL) is performed on ten subjects' speech samples in order to gain insights into their second language acquisition. Only one aspect of ESL — collocation is studied. Collocation is idiomatic...

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Main Author: Mian, A. Hafeez
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/28174