Abstract
The present chapter focuses on one aspect of Byrnes & Ortega's (2008) description of advancedness; it considers the notion of structural command, not merely in terms of accuracy, but also the multifunctional use of late-acquired complex structures, which we assert provides another window through which we should observe interlanguage (IL) development and advanced oral production. It defines late-acquired structures as those that consist of complex (multiple) form-meaning associations and are only learned once IL development has reached a stage in which L2 learners are able to notice, process, and produce target language on a multifunctional level involving multiple linguistic systems. This definition allows us to problematize advanced grammar in terms of how we identify it and how we understand advancedness.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Second Language Spanish. Definitions, challenges, and possibilities |
Editors | Mandy R. Menke, Paul A. Malovrh |
Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company |
Pages | 95-114 |
Number of pages | 20 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789027260321 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2021 |
Publication series
Name | Issues in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics |
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Volume | 31 |
ISSN (Print) | 2213-3887 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Advanced proficiency
- Concept-oriented approach
- L2 Spanish
- Late-acquired structures