Episode 42 – When is a Mistake a Mistake? Errors Innovations And Angloversals

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Have you ever corrected your student for making a “mistake” that you make yourself?

In that case, is it a mistake?

Are they mistakes when the same features are used by speakers of English in Kachru’s outer and even expanding circles of English?

In this episode, I check out a fascinating paper by Elina Ranta on student mistakes, innovations and Angloversals.

Whatever they are…

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