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Prototypical influence in second language acquisition: What now for the Aspect Hypothesis
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| Journal | International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching |
|---|---|
| Date | Published - Aug 2013 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Pages (from-to) | 299-322 |
| Original language | English |
Abstract
This paper presents empirical evidence on the development of aspect by English- and German-speaking university learners of French L2 collected from a spoken narrative task and a sentence interpretation task. Contrary to the Aspect Hypothesis's predictions, this study's results suggest that increased use of prototypical pairings goes in hand with increased L2 proficiency. Following a small but growing number of studies, this study questions the route of L2 development proposed by the Aspect Hypothesis.
- second language acquisition, aspect hypothesis, tense, aspect, FRENCH, german
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