The Expression of Temporality in Basilang Speech.

Schumann, John H.

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Publication Date: 1987

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The Expression of Temporality in Basilang Speech.

Schumann, John H.

Studies in Second Language Acquisition, v9 n1 p21-41 Feb 1987

Examines the expression of temporality in the basilang speech (the earliest stage of second language development) of five adult subjects. Temporality is studied from three perspectives: morphology, semantics, and pragmatics. The taxonomy provided by the pragmatic analysis best captures the expression of time at this level of interlanguage development. (Author/LMO)

Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adverbs, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Interlanguage, Morphology (Languages), Pidgins, Second Language Learning, Semantics, Tenses (Grammar), Time Perspective, Verbs

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Language: English

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