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- Title
Future temporal reference in the bilingual repertoire of Anglo-Montrealers: A twin variable.
- Authors
Blondeau, Hélène; Dion, Nathalie; Michel, Zoe Ziliak
- Abstract
This article focuses on the development of sociolinguistic competence in a second language, (here, French being acquired by young Anglo-Montrealers) in a naturalistic context where the target language is part of daily life. Sociolinguistic competence is assessed through analysis of Anglo-Montrealers’ use of a morphosyntactic variable, Future Temporal Reference (FTR), in both French and English. Variationist analyses reveal that Anglo-Montrealers possess distinct FTR variation systems for each of the languages of their linguistic repertoire. Results show that substantial contact with native speakers is a necessary condition for detailed and complete mastery of target sociolinguistic variation, in particular because the rules that govern it are rarely, if ever, explicitly taught.
- Subjects
SOCIOLINGUISTICS; COMPETENCE &; performance (Linguistics); MORPHOSYNTAX; FRENCH language ability testing; ENGLISH language ability testing; LINGUISTIC informants
- Publication
International Journal of Bilingualism, 2014, Vol 18, Issue 6, p674
- ISSN
1367-0069
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1367006912471090