Ser and estar: Corrective input to children's errors of the Spanish copula verbs

Holtheuer, Carolina; Rendle-Short, Johanna

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Ser and estar: Corrective input to children's errors of the Spanish copula verbs

Date

2013

Authors

Holtheuer, Carolina

Rendle-Short, Johanna

Publisher

Sage Publications Inc

Abstract

Evidence for the role of corrective input as a facilitator of language acquisition is inconclusive. Studies show links between corrective input and grammatical use of some, but not other, language structures. The present study examined relationships betwe