@misc{10481/102853,
year = {2024},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/102853},
abstract = {This paper deals with three validation criteria applicable to measuring the pedagogical
potential of Cognitive Grammar descriptions: (1) learner corpus searches, (2) native-
speaker corpus searches, and (3) language users’ judgements. Second/foreign
language grammar studies usually focus on the validation of grammatical
conceptualizations with learners, sometimes overlooking the paramount need to test
them against users’ judgements and corpus searches. This, in turn, can be a potential
source of statistically non-significant research results which can hinder the attempted
efficacy of those pedagogical artefacts. The specific linguistic item addressed in this
paper is the Spanish pluperfect. This tense rarely poses great pedagogical challenges in
form or use alike. However, it is somewhat elusive in learners' output, being frequently
avoided or replaced by other verb tenses. This paper explores the steps taken within
the research project IMAGINE in relation to this tense. First, learner corpus searches
are carried out to identify usage error. Second, grammatical descriptions are
developed within the Cognitive Grammar framework and built upon both a temporal
and an epistemic perspective, with graphic representations and discursive contextualization extensively employed. Finally, the testing of some aspects of these
pedagogical conceptualizations are conducted by means of corpus searches (Sketch
Engine) and language users’ judgements.},
publisher = {John Benjamins},
title = {Pedagogical potential of Cognitive Grammar descriptions for the pluperfect in Spanish. Language users’ judgements and corpus searches as pre-experimental validation criteria},
doi = {10.1075/rcl.00199.san},
author = {Sánchez Cuadrado, Adolfo Manuel and Castañeda Castro, Alejandro},
}