Vol.2, No 10, 2003 pp. 389 - 402
UDC 811.111'34:81'27
ON SOME SOCIOLINGUISTIC VARIABLES
IN THE ACQUISITION OF A PHONOLOGICAL SYSTEM
Tatjana Paunović
English Department, Faculty of Philosophy Niš
In this paper, the author investigates the influence and interrelatedness
of certain socio-linguistic variables, usually considered significant in
foreign language acquisition, especially on the level of phonology, i.e.
in acquiring the phonological (sub-) system of a foreign language. The
data collected by empirical research presented in this paper show that,
although the influence of some of these variables is doubtless and remarkable,
it is not always possible to single out one of them and to disregard the
rest for purposes of analysis. It is not always possible to say which of
these influences will prevail under some circumstances either. The acquisition
of a foreign phonological system is an immensely complex process, influenced
by numerous factors simultaneously, and so is, as the data presented here
show, the process of acquiring one's own 'standard language', if it differs
from the dialect one acquired as mother-tongue.
O NEKIM SOCIOLINGVISTIČKIM VARIJABLAMA
U USVAJANJU FONOLOŠKOG SISTEMA
U ovom radu autor ispituje mogući ukršteni uticaj nekih sociolingvističkih
varijabli koje se obično smatraju značajnim u usvajanju stranog jezika,
naročito kada je reč o usvajanju fonološkog sistema (ili nekog od pod-sistema).
Empirijski podaci prezentirani u ovom radu pokazuju da je međuuticaj različitih
varijabli u ovom procesu izuzetno složen, te da nije uvek moguće posmatrati
jednu zanemarivši ostale, odnosno, da je nekada veoma teško izdvojiti uticaj
jedne varijable kao najvažniji. Usvajanje fonološkog sistema stranog jezika,
a, kako pokazuju podaci prikazani u ovom radu, isto tako i sistema standardnog
jezika ukoliko se on bitno razlikuje od dijalekta koji su govornici usvojili
kao maternji, izuzetno je složen proces u kome važnu ulogu igraju brojni
faktori.
