Past tense in L2 acquisition

[Richard M. Weist]

Dear Jean Pierre,

    One of the most extensive studies of temporal reference in L2 was
published as part of the Studies in Bilingualism.  The reference is as follows:

    Deitrich, R., Klein, W., & Noyau, C. (1995).  The acquisition of
temporality in a second language. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
    This book contains considerable cross-linguistic perspective including the
acquisition of French.

    The second book that I recommend is now in press.
The reference is as follows:
    Salaberry, R. & Shirai, Y. (in press). Tense-aspect morphology in L2
acquisition.  Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

Regards,
Richard M. Weist
SUNY Fredonia



Jean Pierre Chevrot wrote:

> Dear all
> One of my students is interested in the learning of the past tense in
> English as second language (by French learners). One of her goals is to
> consider the effect of the school learning of the rule on the patterns of
> regularization. She has tried to get some references
> but she only managed to obtain the papers related to the acquisition of the
> past tense in English as first language.
> Please, do you know some references about the learning of past tense *in
> second language acquisition* ?
> Thanks for your help.
> Jean-Pierre Chevrot
>
> Jean-Pierre Chevrot, Université Stendhal-Grenoble 3, BP 25, 38 240 Grenoble
> Cedex, France.