A Language without Borders: English Slang and Bulgarian Learners of English

Autor/in	Charkova, Krassimira D.
Titel	A Language without Borders: English Slang and Bulgarian Learners of English
Quelle	In: Language Learning, 57 (2007) 3, S.369-416 (48 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0023-8333
DOI	10.1111/j.1467-9922.2007.00420.x
Schlagwörter	Slavic Languages; Discriminant Analysis; English (Second Language); High School Students; College Students; Student Attitudes; Learning Strategies; Age Differences; Social Influences; Qualitative Research; Language Usage; Dialects; Sociolinguistics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Slawische Sprache; Diskriminanzanalyse; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Sozialer Einfluss; Qualitative Forschung; Sprachgebrauch; Dialect; Dialekt; Soziolinguistik
Abstract	This study investigated the acquisition of English slang in a foreign language context. The participants were 101 Bulgarian learners of English, 58 high school students, and 43 university students. The instrument included knowledge tests of English slang terms and questions about attitudes, sources, reasons, and methods employed in learning English as a foreign language slang. The data were analyzed through multivariate analyses of variance, discriminant function analysis, and qualitative analyses. The younger group was significantly associated with the knowledge of vulgar/offensive slang, [lambda]= 0.374, x[superscript 2](12) = 91.47, p less than 0.001. The same group showed a significantly higher appreciation of slang as a way of group belonging and projecting an image of looking cool. Overall, there were quantitative and qualitative differences between the age groups on all variables of interest, which are interpreted in view of sociopsychological factors. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10