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The L2 acquisition of the present in the Japanese tense-aspect system: Evidence for a tripartite system?

Li, Noriyasu and Shirai, Yasuhiro (2015) The L2 acquisition of the present in the Japanese tense-aspect system: Evidence for a tripartite system? In: The Acquisition of the Present. John Benjamins Publishing Company, pp. 215-252. ISBN UNSPECIFIED

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Abstract

Although the research on the acquisition of tense-aspect markers has been extensively pursued since the 1970s, the focus of these studies has mostly been on particular grammatical markers (such as past tense markers, perfective aspect markers, progressive aspect markers), and they have tended to ignore how the total tense-aspect system, including the nonpast/present form, is acquired. This chapter investigates the development of the nonpast/present form –(r)u in Japanese among second language (L2) learners, together with other aspectual forms – namely past –ta and imperfective –te i-(ru). The present study analyzes a longitudinal conversational corpus (C-JAS) of six learners of Japanese (native speakers of Korean and Chinese). The results indicate that while the production of the past tense marker –ta is aligned with the predictions set by the tripartite system hypothesis (Andersen & Shirai 1994), the nonpast/present form –(r)u does not. Furthermore, the results of the imperfective –te i-(ru) shows productivity in both resultative and progressive meanings, which goes against the universal prediction. It is suggested that the predictions set by universal hypotheses based on the tripartite system are not applicable to the acquisition of the Japanese tense-aspect system.

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Item Type: Book Section
Status: Published
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Li, Noriyasunhl3@pitt.edunhl30000-0002-6507-978X
Shirai, Yasuhiroyasshiraijp@gmail.com
Date: 2015
Access Restriction: No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately.
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page Range: pp. 215-252
DOI or Unique Handle: 10.1075/z.196.08li
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Linguistics
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: Tense-aspect system, L2 Japanese, acquisition of the present, tripartite system
Title of Book: The Acquisition of the Present
Editors:
EditorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Ayoun, Dalilaayoun@email.arizona.eduUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Date Deposited: 22 Nov 2017 15:51
Last Modified: 22 Nov 2017 15:51
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/26225

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