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Nehls, Dietrich – Neusprachliche Mitteilungen, 1974
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Descriptive Linguistics, English, German
Peer reviewedSchumann, John H. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1987
Examines the expression of temporality in the basilang speech (the earliest stage of second language development) of five adult subjects. Temporality is studied from three perspectives: morphology, semantics, and pragmatics. The taxonomy provided by the pragmatic analysis best captures the expression of time at this level of interlanguage…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adverbs, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis
Peer reviewedShirai, Yasuhiro; Andersen, Roger W. – Language, 1995
Examines the acquisition of tense-aspect morphology in children acquiring English. The article found that children start using past inflections with achievement verbs and progressive inflections with activity verbs. Results indicate that early development of tense-aspect morphology is influenced by the inherent aspect of the verbs. (56 references)…
Descriptors: Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, English
