At the same time .. : the expression of simultaneity in learner varieties / by Barbara Schmiedtova.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Mertins, Barbara, 1974-

Series:

Studies on language acquisition ; 26.

Studies on language acquisition ; 26

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language acquisition--Research.

Language acquisition.

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The study endeavors a detailed and systematic classification of linguistic simultaneity expressions. Further, it aims at a well described survey of how simultaneity is expressed by native speakers in their own language. On the basis of real production data the book answers the questions of how native speakers express temporal simultaneity in general, and how learners at different levels of proficiency deal with this situation under experimental test conditions. Furthermore, the results of this study shed new light on our understanding of aspect in general, and on its acquisition by adult learn

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Abbreviations

Chapter 1. Simultaneity in native speaker and learner language

Chapter 2. The notion simultaneity and its categorization

Chapter 3. The expression of simultaneity in English, German and Czech

Chapter 4. Experimental part

Chapter 5. Coding and Analysing data

Chapter 6. Results: native speakers

Chapter 7. Results: learners

Chapter 8. Some explanatory factors

Chapter 9. Conclusions

Back matter

Notes:

Revised thesis (doctoral)-- Radboud University, Nijmegen, 2004.

"SOLA, Studies on language acquisition"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-296) and index.

ISBN:

9786613396518

9781283396516

1283396513

9783110197488

3110197480

OCLC:

476120314