SPEAKERS IN CONTACT – ACQUIRED AND LEARNED LANGUAGE IN THE SAME SOCIETY Cover Image

GOVORNICI U SUSRETU – USVOJENO I NAUČENO VLADANJE JEZIKOM U ISTOME DRUŠTVU
SPEAKERS IN CONTACT – ACQUIRED AND LEARNED LANGUAGE IN THE SAME SOCIETY

Author(s): Zrinka Jelaska
Subject(s): Language studies, Foreign languages learning, Language acquisition, Sociolinguistics, Evaluation research
Published by: Institut društvenih znanosti Ivo Pilar
Keywords: Speakers; Society; Acquired and learned language;

Summary/Abstract: The text discusses the differences between collocutors in the same society deriving from the way they mastered the language – by acquisition or learning. Since Croatian society is an example of a small linguistic environment rather unaware of all the difficulties of multilingualism, the main characteristics of acquisition versus learning are presented. For the benefit of a healthy linguistic environment it is proposed that this information be the foundation for mutual communication with non-native speakers.

  • Issue Year: 10/2001
  • Issue No: 56
  • Page Range: 977-990
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Croatian