Some Verbs Are More Perfect than Others: Why Learners Have Difficulty with "ser" and "estar" and What It Means for Instruction

Autor/in	VanPatten, Bill
Titel	Some Verbs Are More Perfect than Others: Why Learners Have Difficulty with "ser" and "estar" and What It Means for Instruction
Quelle	In: Hispania, 93 (2010) 1, S.29-38 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-2133
Schlagwörter	Verbs; Morphemes; Linguistic Theory; Spanish; Syntax; Semantics; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Difficulty Level + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Morphem; Linguistische Theorie; Spanisch; Semantik; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Schwierigkeitsgrad
Abstract	In this essay, I apply current linguistic theory to reanalyze earlier research on the acquisition of "ser" and "estar" (e.g., VanPatten 1985, 1987). Using insights from Roby and Schmitt ("Semi-Copulas"), for example, I argue that the acquisition of the copular verbs is an issue of the acquisition of their aspectual properties (see also Bruhn de Garavito and Valenzuela 2008, as well as Montrul 2004); that is, the difficulty in the acquisition of the Spanish copular verbs is akin to the acquisition of aspect. In addition, I reconceptualize the traditional notion of the acquisition problem being "ser" versus "estar" and instead posit that the problem comes down to the acquisition of "estar" and its perfective nature. I conclude by describing some possible implications for instruction based on this research. (Contains 3 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10