The Role of aspect in the acquisition of ser and estar in locative contexts by English-speaking learners of Spanish

This study proposes an explanatory account for the developmental stages of the acquisition of ser and estar in locative constructions. We propose that this copular distribution is regulated by two aspectual features, dynamicity and temporal boundedness. These features are crucial for the interpretat...

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Autores: Perpiñán, Sílvia, Marín, Rafael, Moreno Villamar, Itziri
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital de la UPF
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/46833
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/46833
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10489223.2019.1610408
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Locative constructions
L2 Spanish
Copular verbs
Ser
Estar
Events
Objects
Temporal boundedness
Dynamicity
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spelling The Role of aspect in the acquisition of ser and estar in locative contexts by English-speaking learners of SpanishPerpiñán, SílviaMarín, RafaelMoreno Villamar, ItziriLocative constructionsL2 SpanishCopular verbsSerEstarEventsObjectsTemporal boundednessDynamicityThis study proposes an explanatory account for the developmental stages of the acquisition of ser and estar in locative constructions. We propose that this copular distribution is regulated by two aspectual features, dynamicity and temporal boundedness. These features are crucial for the interpretation of nominals such as dinner, which refers to the physical food [–dynamic] with estar and to the event of having a meal [+dynamic] with ser. In a Picture Matching Task and an Elicited Production Task, English-speaking learners of Spanish had to comprehend, locate, and distinguish objects from events by employing the two Spanish copulas. We questioned whether L2 learners would be sensitive to the aspectual nature of subjects and copulas in locative constructions. We found that participants had difficulties interpreting the feature [+dynamic] in nominal subjects and propose that this is the last feature acquired, offering a revised developmental path of the acquisition of ser/estar.Taylor & Francis202120212019info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10230/46833http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10489223.2019.1610408reponame:Repositorio Digital de la UPFinstname:Universitat Pompeu FabraInglésLanguage acquisition. 2019;27(1):35-67© This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Language acquisition on 2019 May 7, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/10489223.2019.1610408info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/468332026-06-12T07:21:37Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The Role of aspect in the acquisition of ser and estar in locative contexts by English-speaking learners of Spanish
title The Role of aspect in the acquisition of ser and estar in locative contexts by English-speaking learners of Spanish
spellingShingle The Role of aspect in the acquisition of ser and estar in locative contexts by English-speaking learners of Spanish
Perpiñán, Sílvia
Locative constructions
L2 Spanish
Copular verbs
Ser
Estar
Events
Objects
Temporal boundedness
Dynamicity
title_short The Role of aspect in the acquisition of ser and estar in locative contexts by English-speaking learners of Spanish
title_full The Role of aspect in the acquisition of ser and estar in locative contexts by English-speaking learners of Spanish
title_fullStr The Role of aspect in the acquisition of ser and estar in locative contexts by English-speaking learners of Spanish
title_full_unstemmed The Role of aspect in the acquisition of ser and estar in locative contexts by English-speaking learners of Spanish
title_sort The Role of aspect in the acquisition of ser and estar in locative contexts by English-speaking learners of Spanish
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Perpiñán, Sílvia
Marín, Rafael
Moreno Villamar, Itziri
author Perpiñán, Sílvia
author_facet Perpiñán, Sílvia
Marín, Rafael
Moreno Villamar, Itziri
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author2 Marín, Rafael
Moreno Villamar, Itziri
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Locative constructions
L2 Spanish
Copular verbs
Ser
Estar
Events
Objects
Temporal boundedness
Dynamicity
topic Locative constructions
L2 Spanish
Copular verbs
Ser
Estar
Events
Objects
Temporal boundedness
Dynamicity
description This study proposes an explanatory account for the developmental stages of the acquisition of ser and estar in locative constructions. We propose that this copular distribution is regulated by two aspectual features, dynamicity and temporal boundedness. These features are crucial for the interpretation of nominals such as dinner, which refers to the physical food [–dynamic] with estar and to the event of having a meal [+dynamic] with ser. In a Picture Matching Task and an Elicited Production Task, English-speaking learners of Spanish had to comprehend, locate, and distinguish objects from events by employing the two Spanish copulas. We questioned whether L2 learners would be sensitive to the aspectual nature of subjects and copulas in locative constructions. We found that participants had difficulties interpreting the feature [+dynamic] in nominal subjects and propose that this is the last feature acquired, offering a revised developmental path of the acquisition of ser/estar.
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