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The Acquisition of Tense-Aspect Marking in Japanese as a Second Language
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Shirai, Yasuhiro Kurono, Atsuko |
| Copyright Year | 1998 |
| Abstract | Researchers have argued that the developmental sequence of tense-aspect morphology in second language (L2) acquisition follows a universal pattern (the Aspect Hypothesis; e.g., Robison, 1995). Although such a tendency fits the acquisition of typologically similar languages (English, French and Spanish), the universal claim requires testing against non-Indo European languages. This study tested the Aspect Hypothesis using L2 Japanese (JSL) data. Experiment 1 showed that in oral production data, 3 learners of JSL showed stronger association of achievement verbs and past marking (-ta), and of activity verbs and progressive/durative marking (-te i-), than native speakers. Experiment 2 showed that in an acceptability judgment test of tense-aspect forms, 17 learners of JSL had more difficulty correctly judging the acceptability of the progressive/durative marker (-te i-) with achievement verbs than with activity verbs. The results extend the applicability of the Aspect Hypothesis to a non-Indo-European language. |
| Starting Page | 245 |
| Ending Page | 279 |
| Page Count | 35 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-9922.00041 |
| Volume Number | 48 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.pitt.edu/~yshirai/Shirai_Kurono(1998)LL.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9922.00041 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
