The Acquisition of Tense-Aspect Marking in Japanese as a Second Language
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4860176 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yasuhiro Shirai (0000-0001-9187-2733, Cornell University), Atsuko Kurono (Japan International Cooperation Agency) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 279-244 |
| Publication date | 1998-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language Learning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-8333 • E-ISSN: 1467-9922 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-9922.00041 |
| OpenAlex | W1986907031 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 25 |
Researchers have argued that the developmental sequence of tense-aspect morphology in second language (L2) acquisition follows a universal pattern (the Aspect Hypothesis; e.g., Robison, 1995). Although such a tendency fits the acquisition of typologically similar languages (English, French and Spanish), the universal claim requires testing against non-Indo European languages. This study tested the Aspect Hypothesis using L2 Japanese (JSL) data. Experiment 1 showed that in oral production data, 3 learners of JSL showed stronger association of achievement verbs and past marking (-ta), and of activity verbs and progressive/durative marking (-te i-), than native speakers. Experiment 2 showed that in an acceptability judgment test of tense-aspect forms, 17 learners of JSL had more difficulty correctly judging the acceptability of the progressive/durative marker (-te i-) with achievement verbs than with activity verbs. The results extend the applicability of the Aspect Hypothesis to a non-Indo-European language
Biology · Language acquisition · Linguistics · Past tense · Test (biology) · Verb · Language Development and Disorders · Philosophy · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
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| Unique citing works | 20 |
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| Citations per year | 0,71 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2025 (28) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |