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Direct linkVanPatten, Bill – Hispania, 2010
In this essay, I apply current linguistic theory to reanalyze earlier research on the acquisition of "ser" and "estar" (e.g., VanPatten 1985, 1987). Using insights from Roby and Schmitt ("Semi-Copulas"), for example, I argue that the acquisition of the copular verbs is an issue of the acquisition of their aspectual properties (see also Bruhn de…
Descriptors: Verbs, Morphemes, Linguistic Theory, Spanish
