Publications

Publication details [#27686]

Kelly, Caroline, Itesh Sachdev, Petra Kottsieper and Maya Ingram. 1993. The role of social identity in second-language proficiency and use: Testing the intergroup model. Journal of Language and Social Psychology 12 (4) : 288–301.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

identity negotiation | L2-acquisition | language proficiency | language use

Language as a subject

English | Spanish

Place, Publisher

Sage Periodical Press

ISBN

0261-927X

Journal WWW

www.sagepub.co.uk/ejournals/

Annotation

This study tests the intergroup model of second-language ability, which investigates the conditions under which members of ethnic minority groups successfully learn and use the dominant language. The studied subjects belonged to the Spanish community in London.