12.1081, Qs: English Speakers/Italy, L2 Learning/Adults

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-12-1081. Wed Apr 18 2001. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 12.1081, Qs: English Speakers/Italy, L2 Learning/Adults

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Date:  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 17:41:28 -0300
From:  "Marie-Lucie Tarpent" <MTARPENT at msvu1.msvu.ca>
Subject:  English Speakers in Medieval Italy

2)
Date:  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 17:19:54 -0400
From:  Susan Fischer <fischer at directory.rit.edu>
Subject:  L2 Learning by Adults

-------------------------------- Message 1 -------------------------------

Date:  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 17:41:28 -0300
From:  "Marie-Lucie Tarpent" <MTARPENT at msvu1.msvu.ca>
Subject:  English Speakers in Medieval Italy

I remember reading something years ago about a village
in Italy where English was spoken for several
generations, because of a large number of mercenaries
who ended up settling there, probably in the late
medieval period.  Would someone know a source for this
information?

Thank you,

Marie-Lucie Tarpent
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, N.S.  B3M 2J6 Canada
902-457-6172
marie-lucie.tarpent at msvu.ca



-------------------------------- Message 2 -------------------------------

Date:  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 17:19:54 -0400
From:  Susan Fischer <fischer at directory.rit.edu>
Subject:  L2 Learning by Adults

Dear Colleagues,
I'm in a research group that is investigating factors leading to
successful learning of ASL by adults.  We are looking for published
literature related specifically to differences in L2 learning  (signed
or spoken) by younger vs. older adults.  If you know of such literature,
please let me know. I will be happy to summarize for the list.

Thanks in advance for your help.
Susan Fischer

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