The development of past tense morphology in L2 Spanish / M. Rafael Salaberry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Salaberry, M. Rafael.

Series:

Studies in bilingualism ; v. 22.

Studies in bilingualism, 0928-1533 ; v. 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language acquisition.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Aspect.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Tense.

Spanish language--Acquisition.

Spanish language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., c2000.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAST TENSE MORPHOLOGY IN L2 SPANISH

Editorial page

Title page

LCC data

Dedication

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Aspect

Chapter 3. The development of aspect in L1

Chapter 4. The development of aspect in L2

Chapter 5. Research methodology in the analysis of past tense morphology

Chapter 6. Analysis of data sets

Chapter 7. Developmental stages in the acquisition of Spanish past tense morphology

Appendices

References

Name Index

Subject Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-206) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786612163067

9781282163065

128216306X

9789027298836

9027298831

OCLC:

70730439