The L2 acquisition of tense-aspect morphology / edited by Rafael Salaberry, Yasuhiro Shirai.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Salaberry, M. Rafael.

Shirai, Yasuhiro, 1957-

Series:

Language acquisition & language disorders ; v. 27.

Language acquisition & language disorders, 0925-0123 ; v. 27

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Second language acquisition.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Tense.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Aspect.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Morphology.

Physical Description:

vi, 487 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA : J. Benjamins Pub., c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The present volume provides a cross-linguistic perspective on the development of tense-aspect in L2 acquisition. Data-based studies included in this volume deal with the analysis of a wide range of target languages: Chinese, English, Italian, French, Japanese, and Spanish. Theoretical frameworks used to evaluate the nature of the empirical evidence range from generative grammar to functional-typological linguistics. Several studies focus on the development of past tense markers, but other issues such as the acquisition of a future marker are also addressed. An introductory chapter outlines some theoretical and methodological issues that serves as relevant preliminary reading for most of the chapters included in this volume. Additionally, a preliminary chapter offers a substantive review of first language acquisition of tense-aspect morphology. The analysis of the various languages included in this volume significantly advances our understanding of this phenomenon, and will serve as an important basis for future research.

Contents:

The L2 Acquisition of Tense-Aspect Morphology

Editorial page

Title page

LCC page

Table of contents

Acknowledgments

Contributors

Abbreviations used in glosses

Chapter 1 L2 acquisition of tense-aspect morphology

Notes

References

Chapter 2 The Wrst language acquisition of tense and aspect: A review

Chapter 3 The dimensions of "Pastness"

Chapter 4 Temporal relations in learner varieties

Chapter 5 Analyzing aspect

Chapter 6 The development of Tense-Aspect in English as a second language and the variable inXuence of inherent aspect

Chapter 7 The aspect hypothesis in naturalistic L2 acquisition

Chapter 8 How do learners acquire the classical three categories of temporality?

Chapter 9 Lexical aspect in child second language acquisition of temporal morphology

Acknowledgements

Chapter 10 Information structure in dialogic future plans

Appendix

Chapter 11 Reference to past events in dialogue

Chapter 12 On viewpoint aspect interpretation and its L2 acquisition

Apppendix

Chapter 13 Tense and aspect in the selection of Spanish past tense verbal morphology

Appendix A: Cloze test

Chapter 14 The acquisition and use of perfective aspect in Mandarin

Appendix: Task 3, written editing task ("A trip to Beijing")

Chapter 15 The prototype hypothesis of tense-aspect acquisition in second language

Index of names

Index of subjects

The series LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND LANGUAGE DISORDERS (LALD).

Notes:

"This volume grew out of a colloquium on 'Description and explanation in L2 acquisition of tense-aspect morphology ...' organized by the editors of this volume at the 21st Annual Meeting of AAAL (American Association for Applied Linguistics) held at Stamford, CT, in March 1999."

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786612161025

9781282161023

1282161024

9789027296252

9027296251

OCLC:

56117758