alleryA second-language learner's own changing system of rules is:
AAn interlanguage
BA pidgin language
CA native accent
DA mother tongue
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. An interlanguage
1. An interlanguage is a learner's idiolect in the second language.
2. It keeps some first-language features and overgeneralises some second-language rules.
3. It keeps changing as the learner gains proficiency.
4. A pidgin, an accent and a mother tongue are not this learner-specific system.
**Why not the others:** A pidgin is a contact language of a group, an accent is pronunciation only, and a mother tongue is the first language.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Interlanguage", section "introduction" (revision 1370333900)_
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