Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. About the contributors and editor xiii
6. Chapter 1. The development of third person singular present form -s 1
7. Chapter 2. Zero-present under past in child French 21
8. Chapter 3. The L2 acquisition of the English present simple – present progressive distinction 57
9. Chapter 4. There is no time like the present 87
10. Chapter 5. Examining the influence of transfer and prototypes on the acquisition of the present progressive in L2 Spanish 113
11. Chapter 6. Formation and function of the simple present in conversational L2 Russian 153
12. Chapter 7. L2 acquisition of English aspect by L1 Arabic speakers 185
13. Chapter 8. The L2 acquisition of the present in the Japanese tense-aspect system 215
14. Chapter 9. Present tense as a neutral form in the L2 French of Chinese L1 speakers 253
15. Chapter 10. The simple present and the expression of temporality in L1 English and L2 English oral narratives 289
16. Chapter 11. Conclusions and directions for future research 335
17. Subject Index 341
18. Name Index 345