One of the most intriguing questions in the investigation of second-language acquisition concerns the role of learners' first language (L1). Comparing learners of different backgrounds (L1 German vs. L1 Romance languages), we aim to explore the acquisition of tense and aspect features in Spanish as a second language (L2). Findings show that the L1…

More than 1,100 selected references and source studies are listed in this bibliography, compiled in connection with a research project entitled "The Syntax of Contemporary Brazilian Portuguese." The articles selected formed a part of the "Working Bibliography" and are all considered to be relevant to the analysis of Brazilian…

Delineates the incorporation and analyzes the impact of European borrowings in Brazilian racio-ethnic terminology. This overview covers French, Italian, Spanish, and English influences. Borrowings from European languages have had a small impact on the calculus of Brazilian racio-ethnic terms. (43 references) (Author/CK)

This third section of the research project, "The Syntax of Contemporary Brazilian Portuguese," presents a descriptive and historical survey of the evolution of the language. Included in the work are: (1) a summary of historical concern with this subject reflecting literary and linguistic interest, (2) classification and discussion of…

This section of a four-part research project investigating the syntax of Brazilian Portuguese presents data concerning tense usage in verb distribution. The data are derived from the analysis of selected literary samples from representative and contemporary writers. The selection of authors and tabulation of data are also described. Materials…

This bibliography is the first part of an update of the "Western European Dissertations on the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Languages and Literatures: A Retrospective Index (1984)," which lists 6,050 dissertations from the early 19th century through 1980. Twenty universities on the Iberian Peninsula granted approximately half of the total…

This issue contains the following articles: "Resumption and Last Resort" (Joseph Aoun); "Existentials, A-Chains, and Reconstruction" (Norbert Hornstein); "How Long Was the Nineteenth Century" (David Lightfoot); "Formal Features and Parameter Setting: A View From Portuguese Past Participles and Romance Future…

Discusses a teacher education course based on an action research project in Brazil. The article demonstrates how the project was refocused towards the study of cross-cultural interaction and describes the recasting of cross-cultural misunderstandings to serve the agenda of the local Guarani teachers. (16 references) (Author/CK)