| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 210 pages) |
| Series |
Studies in bilingualism, 0928-1533 ; v. 22 |
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Studies in bilingualism ; v. 22. 0928-1533
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| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: Ch. 1 Introduction -- 1.1. English-Spanish contrasts -- 1.2. Conflicting theoretical claims -- 1.3. Focus of the study -- Ch. 2 Aspect -- 2.1. Definition of aspect -- 2.2. Covert and overt categories of aspect -- 2.3. Operational tests of inherent lexical semantics -- 2.4. Lexical, grammatical and situation aspect -- Ch. 3 development of aspect in L1 -- 3.1. development of temporality in a first language: Piagetian proposals -- 3.2. Theoretical explanations and debate -- 3.3. Learning capacities and cognitive development -- Ch. 4 development of aspect in L2 -- 4.1. pragmatic marking of aspect -- 4.2. morphosyntactic marking of aspect -- 4.3. Selected previous studies -- 4.4. role of instruction -- Ch. 5 Research methodology in the analysis of past tense morphology -- 5.1. Pilot study -- 5.2. Summary and projection of results for main study -- 5.3. Main study -- Ch. 6 Analysis of date sets -- 6.1. Results from movie narrative task -- 6.2. Results from cloze and editing task -- 6.3. Results from joint writing task -- Ch. 7 Developmental stages in the acquisition of Spanish past tense morphology -- 7.1. Summary of findings -- 7.2. Significance of the present findings in the context of previous studies |
| Summary |
This book presents an extended analysis of the development of L2 Spanish past tense morphology among L1 English-speaking learners. The study addresses three major questions: (1) what is the developmental pattern of acquisition of past tense verbal morphology among tutored learners? (2) what are the relevant factors that may account for the particular distribution of morphological endings (especially at the beginning stages)?, and (3) how does instruction affect the movement from one stage to the next? The analysis provides a reassessment of the general claim of Andersen s lexical aspect hypothesis and proposes minor changes that may render the hypothesis more appropriate for, especially, L2 classroom learning. The study includes an overview of theoretical positions on the notion of lexical versus grammatical aspect, and a comparison of the findings from previous empirical studies on the development of past tense verbal morphology among both classroom and naturalistic learners |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-206) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Language acquisition.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Aspect.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Tense.
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Spanish language -- Acquisition
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Language Development
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Aspect
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Tense
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Language acquisition
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Spanish language -- Acquisition
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Vergangenheitstempus
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Fremdsprachenlernen
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Aspekt Linguistik
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Aspect (taalkunde)
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Verleden tijd.
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Spaans.
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Tweedetaalverwerving.
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Spanisch.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789027298836 |
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9027298831 |
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