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OverviewThe author combines a syntax-theoretical treatment of telicity marking and an empirical study of the second language acquisition of English telicity marking by native speakers of Bulgarian, a Slavic language. It is argued that Vendler’s lexical classes of verbs (states, activities, accomplishments and achievements) can be represented in four phrase structure templates, where lexical properties of the verb and of the object compositionally determine telicity. A parameterized distinction between English and Slavic aspect is proposed. The book addresses two major acquisition issues: (1) what is the nature of the initial hypothesis Bulgarian learners of English entertain regarding telicity marking (i.e., is there native language transfer)? (2) are adult learners capable of resetting the telicity marking parameter? Both L1 transfer and parameter resetting are experimentally supported. In addition, the study investigates the L2 acquisition of a cluster of complex predicate constructions, purportedly related to the telicity parameter in the grammatical competence and in child language acquisition of English. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Roumyana Slabakova (University of Iowa)Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co Imprint: John Benjamins Publishing Co Volume: 26 Weight: 0.450kg ISBN: 9789027224941ISBN 10: 9027224943 Pages: 236 Publication Date: 09 July 2001 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Acknowledgements; 2. 1. Aspect and theories of second language acquisition; 3. 2. Semantic and syntactic treatments of telicity; 4. 3. English and Slavic telicity: A syntactic account; 5. 4. First and second language acquisition of aspect; 6. 5. An experimental study of the L2 acquisition of telicity; 7. 6. Discussion, implications, and conclusion; 8. Appendix; 9. References; 10. IndexReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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