Multilingual English users’ linguistic innovation

Can ‘non‐native’ speakers of English innovate in English? This seemly simple question bothers sociolinguists and sociolinguistic research because we feel uncertain whether the ‘inventive’ productions by ‘non‐native’ speakers should be treated as evidence of creativity or mistakes. This article aims...

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Published in:	World Englishes Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 236 - 248
Main Author:	Wei, Li
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2020
Subjects:	Communication Creativity English as an international language Errors Innovation Innovations Language usage Languages Mass media Multilingualism Nonnative speakers Semiotics Social media Sociolinguistics
ISSN:	0883-2919, 1467-971X
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