The Acquisition of Aspect in a Second Language (Elements in Second Language Acquisition)

Rastelli, Stefano

ISBN 10: 1108829031 / ISBN 13: 9781108829038

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2020

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Acquisition of Aspect in a Second Language (Elements in Second Language Acquisition)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108829031
• ISBN 13: 9781108829038
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The acquisition of the aspect is a central area in Second Language Acquisition research, the subject of hundreds of papers and dozens of edited volumes, monographs and special issues. This introduction provides the reader not only with a concise and plain presentation of the main hypotheses advanced in the past, but also with an overview of contemporary research. Stefano Rastelli shows how comparison of behavioural (production-comprehension), processing and statistical data is improving - and partially changing - our understanding of how learners acquire the aspectual distinctions of the target-language.