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Communication strategies in second-language acquisition

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In the course of learning a second language, learners will frequently encounter communication problems caused by a lack of linguistic resources. Communication strategies are strategies that learners use to overcome these problems in order to convey their intended meaning to their interlocutors.[1] Strategies used may include paraphrasing, substitution, circomlucution, coining new words, switching to the first language, and asking for clarification.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Johnson, Keith; Johnson, Helen, eds. (1999). "Communication strategy". Encyclopedic Dictionary of Applied Linguistics: A Handbook for Language Teaching. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers. p. 174. ISBN 978-0631227670.
  2. ^ Ellis, Rod (1997). Second Language Acquisition. Oxford Introductions to Language Study. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 60–61. ISBN 978-0194372121.
  3. ^ VanPatten, Bill; Benati, Alessandro G. (2010). Key Terms in Second Language Acquisition. London: Continuum. p. 73. ISBN 978–0–8264–9914–1. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help); Invalid |ref=harv (help)