Moving across languages : motion events in spanish as a second language / Alberto Hijazo-Gascon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hijazo-Gascón, Alberto, author.

Series:

Applications of Cognitive Linguistics [ACL]

Applications of Cognitive Linguistics [ACL] ; v.47

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion in language.

Spanish language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.

Spanish language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (350 pages)

Place of Publication:

Boston, Massachusetts : De Gruyter, [2021]

Summary:

The book analyzes the complex relationship between languages in the bilingual mind with a focus on motion event typology and the acquisition of Spanish as a second language (L2). The author starts out by examining L1 patterns which are transferred to less complex L2 systems. The data discussed was elicited by German learners of Spanish. A similar transfer is observed when L1 is typologically and genetically close, as in the case of French and Italian learners of Spanish. Furthermore, the author clarifies the relevance of intra-typological differences within the same linguistic family, including important differences in the lexicalization patterns of Italian with respect to French and Spanish. The findings contribute to our understanding of the field of motion event typology and thinking-for-speaking. The book demonstrates that conceptual transfer is present in different aspects of the motion lexicalization domain. Interestingly, there are some challenging aspects both for speakers whose first language is typologically different and for those whose language is typologically close. The book offers suggestions on how these challenges in the restructuring of meaning in L2 can be addressed in language teaching. Specifically, pedagogical translation and mediation present promising pathways to the strengthening of semantic competences in the L2.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgments

Contents

List of figures

List of tables

List of abbreviations

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Motion events: Semantic typology and its acquisition

Chapter 3 Inter- and intra-typological differences

Chapter 4 Typological study: Motion events in French, German, Italian and Spanish

Chapter 5 Acquisition study of motion events in L2 Spanish

Chapter 6 Conclusions and future directions

Appendix 1: Motion verbs in Spanish, Italian, French and German Frog Stories

Appendix 2: Motion verbs in L1 and L2 Spanish

References

Subject index

Author index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

3-11-072107-4

OCLC:

1266189586