The influence of first and second language on the acquisition of pragmatic markers in Spanish
This paper reports on an experimental study of the use of two Spanish markers of epistemic modality and evidentiality, creo que ‘I believe that’ and pienso que ‘I think that’, by native speakers, and by Dutch and German learners of Spanish. We found a clear preference for creo que among the native...
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| Language: | English |
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2022-07-01
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| Series: | Isogloss |
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| Online Access: | https://revistes.uab.cat/isogloss/article/view/212 |