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The Social Context of “Special” Second Language Acquisition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2008

John Rickford and
Ian Hancock
John Rickford
Affiliation:
Stanford University
Ian Hancock
Affiliation:
University of Texas at Austin
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Abstract

Although this is not standard SSLA practice, weare pleased to publish these two complementary reviews of a collective volume that, while it focuses on creolization and pidginization, addresses issues relevant to the social context of second language acquisition. Seldom dowe have the opportunity of having two leading specialists in a particular field apply to the same work different theoretical perspectives and varying familiarity with areas of the field.

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Studies in Second Language Acquisition , Volume 7 , Issue 3 , October 1985, pp. 343 - 350
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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