Lea Meriläinen
List of John Benjamins publications in which Lea Meriläinen is involved.
Articles
2024 Constrained communication in EFL and ESL: The case of embedded inversion English World-Wide 45:2, pp. 196–223 | Article
This study relies on the constrained communication framework to compare the use of embedded inversion in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and English as a Second Language (ESL). It is based on several (sub)corpora of EFL and ESL, but also reference corpora of native English, which differ… read more
2020 The progressive form and its functions in spoken learner English: Tracing the effects of an exposure-rich learning environment Tense and Aspect in Second Language Acquisition and Learner Corpus Research, Fuchs, Robert and Valentin Werner (eds.), pp. 23–52 | Chapter
Present-day English manifests ongoing changes in the frequency and semantic range of the progressive form, which presents a challenge for foreign language learners. This study examines the frequencies and semantic functions of the progressive in the Louvain International Database of Spoken… read more
2018 The progressive form and its functions in spoken learner English: Tracing the effects of an exposure-rich learning environment Tense and aspect in Second Language Acquisition and Learner Corpus Research, Fuchs, Robert and Valentin Werner (eds.), pp. 164–194 | Article
Present-day English manifests ongoing changes in the frequency and semantic range of the progressive form, which presents a challenge for foreign language learners. This study examines the frequencies and semantic functions of the progressive in the Louvain International Database of Spoken… read more