Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ550702
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Publication Date: 1997
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Another Piece of the Puzzle: The Emergence of the Present Perfect.
Bardovi-Harlig, Kathleen
Language Learning, v47 n3 p375-422 Sep 1997
Examines the emergence of the present perfect in the interlanguage of instructed adult learners of English as a Second Language. Findings indicate that adding a new inflection in the tense/aspect system requires establishing new form-meaning associations as well as revising existing ones. (44 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Associative Learning, English (Second Language), Intensive Language Courses, Interlanguage, Language Research, Linguistic Input, Longitudinal Studies, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Semantics, Student Attitudes, Tenses (Grammar), Verbs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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