The L2 Acquisition of Tense–Aspect Morphology
Editors
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.
[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 27] 2002. x, 489 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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Acknowledgments | p. vii
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Contributors | p. ix
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Abbreviations used in glosses | p. x
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1. L2 acquisition of tense-aspect morphologyM. Rafael Salaberry and Yasuhiro Shirai | p. 1
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2. The first language acquisition of tense and aspect: A reviewRichard Weist | p. 21
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3. The dimensions of pastnessRoger W. Andersen | p. 79
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4. Temporal relations in learner varieties: Grammaticalization and discourse constructionColette Noyau | p. 107
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5. Analyzing aspectKathleen Bardovi-Harlig | p. 129
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6. The development of tense-aspect in English as a second language and the variable influence of inherent aspectAlex Housen | p. 155
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7. The aspect hypothesis in naturalistic L2 acquisition: What uninflected and non-target-like verb forms in early interlanguage tell usAndreas Rohde | p. 199
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8. How do learners acquire the classical three categories of temporality? Evidence from L2 ItalianAnna Giacalone Ramat | p. 221
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9. Lexical aspect in child second language acquisition of temporal morphology: A bidirectional studySonia Rocca | p. 249
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10. Information structure in dialogic future plans: A study of Italian native speakers and Swedish preadvanced and advanced learners of ItalianEva Wiberg | p. 285
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11. Reference to past events in dialogue: The acquisition of tense and aspect by advanced learners of FrenchMaria Kihlstedt | p. 323
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12. On viewpoint aspect interpretation and its L2 acquisition: A UG perspectiveRoumyana Slabakova and Silvina Montrul | p. 363
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13. Tense and aspect in the selection of Spanish past tense verbal morphologyM. Rafael Salaberry | p. 397
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14. The acquisition and use of perfective aspect in MandarinPatricia A. Duff and Duanduan Li | p. 417
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15. The prototype hypothesis of tense-aspect acquisition in second languageYasuhiro Shirai | p. 455
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Index | p. 479
“This volume is a great contribution to the field of L2 acquisition of tense and aspect. The articles in this book cover a diverse range of topics from a variety of theoretical perspectives. Yet, the authors adhere to a common theme, and certain issues (e.g., the nature of the Aspect Hypothesis) come up in several of the papers.”
Asya Pereltsvaig, California State University Long Beach on Linguist List Vol-14-397, 2003
Subjects
Main BIC Subject
CF: Linguistics
Main BISAC Subject
LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General
U.S. Library of Congress Control Number: 2002021517