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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Main Author: Dmitri Priven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Carleton University 2002-06-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics
Online Access:https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/CJAL/article/view/19843

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