The acquisition of sociolinguistic competence in French as a foreign language: An overview

Dewaele, Jean-Marc2008-08-052008-08-052004Journal of French Language Studies, 14: 301-3190959-2695http://hdl.handle.net/10315/1336The present contribution presents an overview of studies in French as a second (L2) and/or foreign language that consider the effects of extralinguistic variables (mostly instructional, experiential and situational factors) on the development of sociolinguistic competence. It focuses specifically on variation between informal and formal variants in phonology, morphology, morpho-syntax and the lexicon.enSociolinguistic variationSecond Language TeachingFrenchForeign Language VariationFrench as a Second LanguageFrench as a Foreign LanguageSociolinguistic VariationSecond Language TeachingFrenchForeign Language VariationFrench as a Second LanguageFrench as a Foreign LanguageSecond language acquisitionThe acquisition of sociolinguistic competence in French as a foreign language: An overviewArticlehttp://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=JFLHttp://journals.canbridge.org