Some observations on the acquisition of evidentiality in bulgarian as a second language by native english speakers

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Pages: 145-157
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54664/VLNZ9374

Abstract:

Second language acquisition of grammatical evidentiality in Bulgarian is studied through analyzing the spoken language use of a number of native English speakers. The category is found unstable at the higher levels of language proficiency, which indicates incomplete acquisition. There are cases of probable full acquisition which the current analysis cannot confirm. Suggestions regarding the role of the linguistic worldview are put forward.

Keywords:

evidentiality; psycholinguistics; Bulgarian as a second language; second language acquisition of Bulgarian by native English speakers

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