Mila Dimitrova-Vulchanova

No Evidence of L1 Path Encoding Strategies in the L2 in Advanced Bulgarian Speakers of Norwegian

Abstract This article has two aims: we first test the applicability of Talmys typology for describing the cross-linguistic encoding of directed motion with Norwegian and Bulgarian. Theoretically, these languages belong to the same group of satellite-framed languages. However, we show that they differ in their preferred strategies. Norwegian prefers an elaborate prepositional inventory and Bulgarian employs a rich verbal lexicon. We also test whether Bulgarian L2 speakers of Norwegian follow the L1 strategy in describing directed motion. We find no evidence of transfer in L2 speaker responses, which suggests target language thinking-for-speaking patterns.

Östen Dahl (ed.): Tense and Aspect in the Languages of Europe . Empirical Approaches to Language Typology, EUROTYP 20–6. Berlin/New York: Mouton de Gruyter, 2000. xiii + 856 pp.

Osten Dahl (ed.): Tense and Aspect in theLanguages of Europe. Empirical Approaches toLanguage Typology, EUROTYP 20–6. Berlin/NewYork: Mouton de Gruyter, 2000. xiii + 856 pp.Mila Dimitrova-Vulchanova Nordic Journal of Linguistics / Volume 24 / Issue 01 / June 2001, pp 121 - 129 DOI: 10.1080/03325860120702, Published online: 22 December 2008Link to this article: