When does fossilization take place? Can you give examples of certain sounds or grammatical items that have got fossilized in the Indian context?  

Fossilization refers to the process in which incorrect language becomes a habit and cannot easily be corrected.

Example
Many advanced level learners who have Spanish as an L1 do not distinguish between ‘he' and ‘she'. This could be a fossilized error.

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