The Vanishing Pronoun: A Case Study of Language Attrition in Russian
Abstract This study presents a shifting pattern in the use of second person singular pronouns of address in Russian by adult Russian immigrants in Toronto. The newly developing pattern is treated as a case of L1 attrition. The observed changes to the pronominal system of Russian are discussed in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Carleton University
2002-06-01
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Series: | Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics |
Online Access: | https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/CJAL/article/view/19843 |