Constrained communication in EFL and ESL: The case of embedded inversion
(2024) English World-Wide : a journal of varieties of English — Vol. 45, n° 2, p. 196-223 (2024)
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- This study relies on the constrained communication framework to compare the use of embedded inversion in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and English as a Second Language (ESL). It is based on several (sub)corpora of EFL and ESL, but also reference corpora of native English, which differ along the constraint dimensions of language activation (monolingual/bilingual), proficiency (native users/proficient L2 users/learners), and modality (speech/writing). In addition to these constraint dimensions, we also investigate the possible effect of linguistic factors that have been claimed to play a role in the use of embedded inversion. A multifactorial analysis comparing embedded inversion with standard-like indirect questions, supplemented by a close examination of the patterns of use of embedded inversion, reveals both shared and distinctive features across EFL and ESL. It also highlights the importance of linguistic factors and variety/L1, and their interaction with communicative constraints.
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Gilquin, G., & Meriläinen, L. (2024). Constrained communication in EFL and ESL: The case of embedded inversion. English World-Wide : a journal of varieties of English, 45(2), 196-223. https://doi.org/10.1075/eww.23001.gil (Original work published 2024)