Research Design and Methodology in Studies on L2 Tense and Aspect.

Acknowledgements; Introduction Research design and methodology in L2 studies of tense and aspect; Part I. Theoretical representations of tense and aspect in L2 studies; Chapter 1. A Cognitive Grammar perspective on tense and aspect; Chapter 2. The Spanish preterite and imperfect from a cognitive point of view; Chapter 3. Frequency-based grammar and the acquisition of tense and aspect in L2 learning; Chapter 4. Generative approaches to the L2 acquisition of temporal-aspectual-mood systems; Part II. Research design and methodology in L2 studies of tense and aspect.

Chapter 5. Research design: A two-way predicational system is better than a four-way approachChapter 6. Research design: Operationalizing and testing hypotheses; Chapter 7. Research design: From text to task; Chapter 8. Defining and coding data: Lexical aspect in L2 studies; Chapter 9. Defining and coding data: Narrative discourse grounding in L2 studies; Chapter 10. Data analysis: Quantitative approaches; Chapter 11. Data analysis: The qualitative analysis of actionality in learner language.

Chapter 12. Integrating the analyses of tense and aspect across research and methodological frameworksAuthor biographies; Subject index.

In the last decade, the study of the acquisition of tense and aspect among L2 (second language) learners has become a significant area of research. There is, however, one recurrent issue that has not yet been properly addressed, namely the relationship between research methodology and the acquisition of L2 tense-aspect. The current volume fills this void and provides new insights into the study of L2 tense-aspect by bringing together renowned scholars with experience in designing and carrying out research in L2 tense-aspect.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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