The L2 Acquisition of Tense-Aspect Morphology -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC page -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Abbreviations used in glosses -- Chapter 1 L2 acquisition of tense-aspect morphology -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 The Wrst language acquisition of tense and aspect: A review -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 The dimensions of "Pastness" -- References -- Chapter 4 Temporal relations in learner varieties -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5 Analyzing aspect -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6 The development of Tense-Aspect in English as a second language and the variable inXuence of inherent aspect -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 7 The aspect hypothesis in naturalistic L2 acquisition -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 8 How do learners acquire the classical three categories of temporality? -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 9 Lexical aspect in child second language acquisition of temporal morphology -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 10 Information structure in dialogic future plans -- Notes -- References -- Appendix -- Chapter 11 Reference to past events in dialogue -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 12 On viewpoint aspect interpretation and its L2 acquisition -- Notes -- References -- Apppendix -- Chapter 13 Tense and aspect in the selection of Spanish past tense verbal morphology -- Notes -- References -- Appendix A: Cloze test -- Chapter 14 The acquisition and use of perfective aspect in Mandarin -- Notes -- References -- Appendix: Task 3, written editing task ("A trip to Beijing") -- Chapter 15 The prototype hypothesis of tense-aspect acquisition in second language -- Notes -- References -- Index of names -- Index of subjects -- The series LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND LANGUAGE DISORDERS (LALD).

The present volume provides a cross-linguistic perspective on the development of tense-aspect in L2 acquisition. Data-based studies included in this volume deal with the analysis of a wide range of target languages: Chinese, English, Italian, French, Japanese, and Spanish. Theoretical frameworks used to evaluate the nature of the empirical evidence range from generative grammar to functional-typological linguistics. Several studies focus on the development of past tense markers, but other issues such as the acquisition of a future marker are also addressed. An introductory chapter outlines some theoretical and methodological issues that serves as relevant preliminary reading for most of the chapters included in this volume. Additionally, a preliminary chapter offers a substantive review of first language acquisition of tense-aspect morphology. The analysis of the various languages included in this volume significantly advances our understanding of this phenomenon, and will serve as an important basis for future research.

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