Marking Past Tense in Second Language Acquisition: A Theoretical Model (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781847062383)

This book presents an analysis of the difficulties faced by native speakers of English in the learning of Romance languages and in so doing proposes a comprehensive model of the acquisition of tense-aspect marking. While L1 speakers of English may quickly learn to identify and, to some extent, use the Spanish perfective and imperfective verb endings, the L2 representation of tense-aspect distinctions among both beginning and advanced learners requires a comprehensive multidimensional analysis. Through a detailed examination of new and existing empirical data, this monograph proposes a new model for examining tense-aspect marking in second language acquisition, which reconciles competing, alternative hypotheses.

This comprehensive account will be of interest to academics researching second language acquisition and applied linguistics.

Author: Rafael Salaberry
ISBN-10: 1847062385
ISBN-13: 9781847062383
Publisher: Continuum
Language: English
Published: 06/22/2008
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.33lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2008 pg. 285