An ELT Glossary Fossilisation

Minggu, 15 Februari 2015




  • Definition : A process which sometimes occurs in which incorrect linguistic features gradually become a permanent part of the way a person speaks or writes the language. 


  • Example :  A C2 level speaker may still leave off the 3rd person "s", despite using other more complex structures accurately and at a generally "expert" level. 


  • Associated with the work of Selinker in the 1970s.



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