Comprehending and Speaking about Motion in L2 Spanish : A Case of Implicit Learning in Anglophones

This book presents a novel analysis of the learning of motion event descriptions by Anglophone students of Spanish. The author examines cross-linguistic differences between English and Spanish, focusing on the verbal patterns of motion events, to explore how learners overcome an entrenched first-lan...

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Main Author Navarro Ortega, Samuel A. (Author)
Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Subjects
Linguistics.
Applied linguistics.
Psycholinguistics.
Romance languages.
Semantics.
Lexicology.
Language and education.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319493077
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-49307-7
Physical DescriptionXV, 231 p. 10 illus., 9 illus. in color. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • - Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: The linguistic expression of motion in language
  • Chapter 3: Motion event descriptions a recurrent topic in Spanish discourse
  • Chapter 4: Motion events in the speech + gesture interface
  • Chapter 5: Investigating learner sensitivity to the path conflation in L2 Spanish
  • Chapter 6: Sensitivity to the path conflation in written L2 Spanish
  • Chapter 7: Sensitivity to the path conflation in oral L2 Spanish
  • Chapter 8: Conclusion.

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