Journal article

Publication year: 2016

Pages: 229-256

Journal: International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching

Volume number: 54

Issue number: 3

ISSN: 0019-042X

eISSN: 1613-4141

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1515/iral-2016-9982

Publisher: De Gruyter

Abstract: 
This paper investigates advanced German learners' use of the progressive in spoken English by analyzing the German error-tagged subcorpus of LINDSEI-GE compared to the native speaker counterpart LOCNEC. The analysis reveals a significant underuse of the progressive in the spoken language. Our qualitative error analysis shows that the error patterns do not explain the frequency patterns at all, as there is only a very low proportion of errors caused by a non-use of the progressive in contexts where it would be required. The most frequent type of error is a misuse of the progressive in non-required contexts. Finally, we find that there is great variability in the performances of the individual learners, also as regards the number and types of errors committed.

Harvard Citation style: Dose-Heidelmayer, S. and Goetz, S. (2016) The progressive in spoken learner language: A corpus-based analysis of use and misuse, International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 54(3), pp. 229-256. https://doi.org/10.1515/iral-2016-9982

APA Citation style: Dose-Heidelmayer, S., & Goetz, S. (2016). The progressive in spoken learner language: A corpus-based analysis of use and misuse. International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching. 54(3), 229-256. https://doi.org/10.1515/iral-2016-9982