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Beyond the Aspect Hypothesis

Tense-aspect Development in Advanced L2 French

By: Emmanuelle Labeau

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Beyond the Aspect Hypothesis

Tense-aspect Development in Advanced L2 French

By: Emmanuelle Labeau

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.

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3039102818

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The Advanced Learner Variety

The Case of French

By: Emmanuelle Labeau

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The Advanced Learner Variety

The Case of French

By: Emmanuelle Labeau

This volume originates from a workshop entitled 'Revisiting advanced varieties in L2 learning' organized by the editors at Aston University (Birmingham, UK) in June 2006. It consists of a peer-reviewed selection of the best contributions. Many different approaches have been used in the study of advanced learners and their characteristics. Specific areas of language have repeatedly been found to remain problematic even at advanced levels, and much empirical research has been carried out. In particular, areas of grammar such as the tense or agreement systems often pose difficulties, as well as lexical idiosyncrasies such as formulaic sequences, and the discourse/pragmatic constraints operating in French. This volume brings together recent research exploring the advanced learner capabilities in each of those domains, as well as possible explanations for the difficulties they raise for the L2 learner of French. Additionally, one of the areas which has received considerable attention in the French L2 literature on advanced learners, tense and aspect, is also explored from the point of view of French learners of English, to explore any parallels. In presenting this research, the book clarifies the concept of the advanced learner: how does s/he differ from native speakers and why?

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The Decline of the French Passé Simple

By: Emmanuelle Labeau

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The Decline of the French Passé Simple

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The disappearance of the French simple past has been hotly debated since the early 20th century. This volume offers an overview of its fortunes since French emerged as a language, provides a description of its distinctive features, and discusses the potential impact of its supposed demise on the whole French verb system. These assumptions are tested against a large corpus of contemporary texts. The study concludes that, despite the erosion of its meaning and its increasingly infrequent use, the simple past tense is still used by native speakers in various contexts, and no single substitute has yet emerged. Nevertheless, the simple past may be evolving into a stylistic marker, making it fertile ground for future cross-linguistic studies.

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9004463348

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The Decline of the French Passé Simple

By: Emmanuelle Labeau

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Beyond the Aspect Hypothesis

Tense-aspect Development in Advanced L2 French

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The Advanced Learner Variety

The Case of French

By: Emmanuelle Labeau

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The Case of French

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Beyond the Aspect Hypothesis

Beyond the Aspect Hypothesis

The Advanced Learner Variety

The Advanced Learner Variety

The Decline of the French Passé Simple

The Decline of the French Passé Simple

The Decline of the French Passé Simple

The Decline of the French Passé Simple

Beyond the Aspect Hypothesis

Beyond the Aspect Hypothesis

The Advanced Learner Variety

The Advanced Learner Variety

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