The development and use of the Spanish copula with adjectives by Korean-speaking learners
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Kimberly L. Geeslin✝
Abstract
The current investigation explores the development and use of the Spanish copulas with adjectives by Korean-speaking learners. Twenty-three adult university-level Korean-speaking learners of Spanish in South Korea completed a sociolinguistic interview task, a background questionnaire, and a grammarbased proficiency test. A variationist analysis identified the range of forms produced in the [copula + adjective] (i.e., attributive) context, the frequency of use of each form, and the relationship between frequency and other factors, both linguistic and individual. Our findings show common patterns between Koreanspeaking learners and the English-speaking learners in previous research but also attest to distinct frequencies of use at earlier proficiency levels.
Abstract
The current investigation explores the development and use of the Spanish copulas with adjectives by Korean-speaking learners. Twenty-three adult university-level Korean-speaking learners of Spanish in South Korea completed a sociolinguistic interview task, a background questionnaire, and a grammarbased proficiency test. A variationist analysis identified the range of forms produced in the [copula + adjective] (i.e., attributive) context, the frequency of use of each form, and the relationship between frequency and other factors, both linguistic and individual. Our findings show common patterns between Koreanspeaking learners and the English-speaking learners in previous research but also attest to distinct frequencies of use at earlier proficiency levels.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Ser and estar 1
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Ser and estar and aspect
- More than a copula 23
- Ser, estar and two different modifiers 51
- Sentences as predicates 85
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Ser and estar beyond aspect
- The inference of temporal persistence and the individual/stage level distinction 119
- Location and the estar/ser alternation 147
- What do Spanish copulas have in common with Tibetan evidentials? 173
- On word order in Spanish copular sentences 203
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The extension and loss of copulas
- Origins and development of adjectival passives in Spanish 239
- Eventive and stative passives and copula selection in Canadian and American Heritage Speaker Spanish 267
- The development and use of the Spanish copula with adjectives by Korean-speaking learners 293
- Index 325
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Ser and estar 1
-
Ser and estar and aspect
- More than a copula 23
- Ser, estar and two different modifiers 51
- Sentences as predicates 85
-
Ser and estar beyond aspect
- The inference of temporal persistence and the individual/stage level distinction 119
- Location and the estar/ser alternation 147
- What do Spanish copulas have in common with Tibetan evidentials? 173
- On word order in Spanish copular sentences 203
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The extension and loss of copulas
- Origins and development of adjectival passives in Spanish 239
- Eventive and stative passives and copula selection in Canadian and American Heritage Speaker Spanish 267
- The development and use of the Spanish copula with adjectives by Korean-speaking learners 293
- Index 325
