The acquisition of plus-que-parfait in French by Chinese learners in French L2 and L3
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https://doi.org/10.36505/ExLing-2017/08/0031/000333Keywords:
Chinese learners, plus-que-parfait, double anteriority, FL2, FL3Abstract
The purpose of this research is to show the differences of French plus-que-parfait acquisition by Chinese learners in French seconde language (L2) and third language (L3) at the initial and intermediate level. Through the comparison of written samples of four groups (native speakers and learners), we found that (1) two groups of French learners sometimes uses the passé composé to replace the plus-que-parfait; (2) FL2 learners use the subordination with perfective value or lexical means to mark the double anteriority, which is influenced by their L1 Chinese; (3) FL3 learners, who have learned English as L2, are very familiar with the double anteriority indicated by the pluperfect. This likely facilitates the acquisition of the plus-que-parfait.References
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