The expression of temporal relations, notably through tense and aspect, is central in all processes of communication, but commonly perceived and described as a

This volume explores the acquisition of tense and aspect by adult second language learners of nine target languages. The author focuses on the association of fo

The acquisition of the aspect is a central area in Second Language Acquisition research, the subject of hundreds of papers and dozens of edited volumes, monogra

The present volume provides a cross-linguistic perspective on the development of tense-aspect in L2 acquisition. Data-based studies included in this volume deal

Tense, aspect and mood have attracted much attention in the areas of both first and second language acquisition, but scholars in the two disciplines often fail