Colinguals among bilinguals

• Published in: World Englishes Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 117 - 130
• Main Author: SCHELL, MARTIN
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2008
• Subjects: Bilingualism; English; English language; Native Language; Speech; Statistical Data

Discussions about intranational uses of English tend to follow the predominant theme of international uses, namely communication between people who do not have the same native language (L1). But how often do compatriots who share an L1 speak L2 English with each other? In other words, how many of a...