Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ318508
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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The Acquisition of "ser" and "estar" by Adult Learners of Spanish: A Preliminary Investigation of Transitional Stages of Competence.
VanPatten, Bill
Hispania, v68 n2 p399-406 May 1985
Reports on several stages of development in the acquisition of the Spanish copulas "ser" and "estar" by adult learners of Spanish and how the data relate to current hypotheses about second language acquisition. Postulates three stages of competence in the use of "ser" and "estar." (SED)
Descriptors: Adults, Grammar, Higher Education, Interlanguage, Second Language Learning, Spanish, Verbs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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