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The Aspect Hypothesis and the Acquisition of L2 Past Morphology in the Last 20 Years: A State-of-the-Scholarship Review
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Bardovi-Harlig, Kathleen; Comajoan-Colomé, Llorenç – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2020
Twenty years ago, a state-of-the-art review in "SSLA" marked the coming of age of the study of temporality in second language acquisition. This was followed by three monographs on tense and aspect the next year. This article presents a state-of-the-scholarship review of the last 20 years of research addressing the aspect hypothesis (AH)…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Acquisition, Morphology (Languages), Hypothesis Testing
Learning the Rules of Academic Talk: A Longitudinal Study of Pragmatic Change.
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Bardovi-Harlig, Kathleen; Hartford, Beverly S. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1993
Advanced adult nonnative speakers of English were taped in advising sessions to analyze two speech acts, suggestions, and rejections according to their frequency, form, and success. They were compared with native speakers. Results are explained by the availability of positive and negative feedback. (30 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Feedback, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Communication
Another Piece of the Puzzle: The Emergence of the Present Perfect.
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Bardovi-Harlig, Kathleen – Language Learning, 2001
Examines the emergence of the present perfect in the interlanguage of adult learners of English as a Second Language (ESL). Part of a growing body of research on the acquisition of temporal expression by learners of a variety of second languages, this study explores a tense/aspect form acquired late in first language acquisition. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Grammar