This paper investigates the L2 acquisition of the distributional and interpretational properties of the English present simple (e.g., She works at home) and present progressive (e.g., She is working at home). To test whether advanced L2 learners are successful in assigning target-like meanings to these forms, sixteen advanced L1 French-L2 English and thirteen L1 English informants participated in two oral tasks and a written gap-fill task. Results indicate that these L2 speakers use both forms productively, but show optionality in consistently producing the progressive in appropriate environments. The study considers a permanent L2 deficit arising from L1-L2 parametric differences as a potential source of difficulty in acquiring the target-like interpretations associated with the two forms.
2013. What does the acquisition of the determiner phrase features reveal about bilingualism and L2 acquisition? Some introductory remarks. International Journal of Bilingualism 17:5 ► pp. 543 ff.
Ellis, Nick C. & Nuria Sagarra
2010. Learned Attention Effects in L2 Temporal Reference: The First Hour and the Next Eight Semesters. Language Learning 60:s2 ► pp. 85 ff.
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