Beyond the Aspect Hypothesis: Tense-Aspect Development in Advanced L2 French Contributor(s): Labeau, Emmanuelle (Author), Davis, Graeme (Editor), Bernhardt, Karl A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0820472085 ISBN-13: 9780820472089 Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing OUR PRICE: $48.40 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2005 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | French - Education |
Dewey: 448.007 |
LCCN: 2004063268 |
Series: Contemporary Studies in Descriptive Linguistics, |
Physical Information: 259 pages |
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Publisher Description: The Aspect Hypothesis (AH) claims that the association of any verb category (lexical aspect) with any grammatical aspect (perfective or imperfective) constitutes the endpoint of acquisition. The present book evaluates the explanatory power of the Aspect Hypothesis for the acquisition of French past tenses, which constitutes a serious stumbling block for foreign learners, even at the highest levels of proficiency. The present research applies the Aspect Hypothesis to the production of 61 Anglophone 'advanced learners' in a tutored environment. In so doing, it tests concurrent explanations, including the influence of the input, the influence of chunking, and the hypothesis of cyclic development. It discusses the cotextual and contextual factors that still provoke - non-native glitches at the final stage of the Aspect Hypothesis. The book shows that the AH fails to account for the complex phenomenon of past tense development, as it adopts a local and linear approach." |