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Cross-Linguistic Variation and the Acquisition of Pronominal Reference in L2 Spanish
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Jegerski, Jill; VanPatten, Bill; Keating, Gregory D. – Second Language Research, 2011
The current investigation tested two predictions regarding second language (L2) processing at the syntax-discourse interface: (1) that L2 performance on measures of interface phenomena can differ from that of native speakers; and (2) that cross-linguistic influence can be a source of such divergence. Specifically, we examined the offline…
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Second Language Learning, Language Processing, Native Speakers
Some Verbs Are More Perfect than Others: Why Learners Have Difficulty with "ser" and "estar" and What It Means for Instruction
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VanPatten, Bill – Hispania, 2010
In this essay, I apply current linguistic theory to reanalyze earlier research on the acquisition of "ser" and "estar" (e.g., VanPatten 1985, 1987). Using insights from Roby and Schmitt ("Semi-Copulas"), for example, I argue that the acquisition of the copular verbs is an issue of the acquisition of their aspectual properties (see also Bruhn de…
Descriptors: Verbs, Morphemes, Linguistic Theory, Spanish
Second-Language-Acquisition Research and Foreign Language Teaching, Part I.
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VanPatten, Bill – ADFL Bulletin, 1992
Details six major research findings regarding second-language acquisition, including transitional stages for acquiring syntax; fixed-order emergence of grammatical morphemes; language acquisition progress from unmarked to marked elements; first-language influence; rule-governed learner output; and learner access to input. (27 references) (CB)
Descriptors: Interference (Language), Language Research, Language Teachers, Linguistic Theory