Deictic Verbs: Typology, Thinking for Speaking and SLA
Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: This paper investigates the acquisition of the motion verbs COME and GO by Polish speakers of Spanish L2. I show that whereas these verbs encode deictic information in Spanish, in Polish their use relies on non-deictic factors. In particular, COME is preferred when a goal-oriented perspective is adopted, while GO implies an sourceoriented conceptualization of the motion event. Following Slobin (1996), I demonstrate that these typological contrasts yield different patterns of thinking for speaking, which influence L2 acquisition even at advanced stages.
Source: Finnish Journal of Linguistics
Author: Wojciech Lewandowski
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2188035806