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Cognitive linguistic models propose that spatial meanings emerge first and then give rise to other senses through mechanisms such as metaphor and image-schema transformation. Evidence from an oral storytelling task with beginner, intermediate, and advanced learners indicates that acquisition is not driven solely by cognitive mechanisms. 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Cognitive linguistic models predict that spatial meanings are acquired first, as they are conceptually basic and are the source from which other meanings derive via natural cognitive mechanisms such as metaphor and image-schema transformation (Tyler & Evans, 2003) . However, there has been little empirical evidence to support this hypothesis. Results from an oral story-telling task conducted with beginner (N = 10), intermediate (N = 10), and advanced (N = 4) learners suggest that the acquisition of prepositional meanings is not driven solely by cognitive mechanisms, but rather that other non-conceptual factors, such as collocational patterns, cross-linguistic transfer, frequency, and saliency, also play a prominent role. These findings imply that learners approach the multiple varied meanings of a preposition by relying on several different mechanisms simultaneously.  \nRésumé  \nCette étude examine la manière dont les apprenants adultes de langue seconde acquièrent les différentes acceptions de la préposition a en espagnol. Les modèles de la linguistique cognitive prédisent que les acceptions spatiales sont acquises avant les autres puisqu’ellessont conceptuellement basiques et sont la source dont les autres acceptions dérivent au moyen des mécanismes cognitifs naturels tels que la métaphore et la transformation de l’imageschéma (Tyler et Evans, 2003). Cependant, il y a eu peu de preuves empiriques pour soutenircette hypothèse . Les résultats provenant d’une tâche orale où des apprenants de niveaudébutant (N = 10), intermédiaire (N = 10) et avancé (N = 4) racontent une histoire à partird’images suggèrent que l’acquisition des acceptions prépositionnelles ne dépend passeulement des mécanismes cognitifs, mais aussi d’autres facteurs non conceptuels, comme les patrons collocationnels, le transfert translinguistique, la fréquence et la saillance, qui jouent également un rôle important. Ces résultats impliquent que les apprenants abordent le problème des multiples acceptions variées d’une préposition en utilisant plusieurs mécanismes différents en même temps.  \nThe Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics: 21, 1 (2018): 1-22  \nCJAL * RCLA Lam 2  \nThe Acquisition of Prepositional Meanings in L2 Spanish  \nIntroduction  \nPrepositions are the source of some of the most common errors among second language (L2)1 learners (e.g., Alexopoulou, 2006; Azevedo, 1980; Henning, 1978; Jiménez Catalán, 1996). A large part of their difficulty lies in the multiple and diverse meanings that can be expressed by a single prepositional form. As an example, Huerta (2009) identified no fewer than 22 senses for the Spanish preposition a. Moreover, as form-meaning mappings are specific to a particular language, it is often difficult to find a single translation equivalent for a given preposition, thereby rendering unhelpful the assumption of semantic equivalence between the first languages (L1s) and L2s that many learners hold (Ijaz, 1986; Taylor, 1988) . For instance, depending on the context, Spanish a can be translated as to, at, on, or in in English, or it may not even be expressed lexically at all. Little wonder, then, that not only are prepositional errors frequent among L2 learners, but they also persist, even into the advanced levels (e.g., Alexopoulou, 2006; Tyler, 2012) .  \nDespite the noted difficulty of prepositions, few studies have examined how learners approach them. One hypothesis that has gained attention in recent years has been put forth by cognitive linguists, who have argued that the acquisition of prepositional meanings does not proceed haphazardly, context by context, but rather is carried out in a systematic fashion. Their claim has been based on the belief that historically, speakers must have assigned different mean","cbCairrN8fP1lfPJ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairrN8fP1lfPJ","pdf",2416343,22,"English","# Introduction\n## Cognitive-linguistic hypothesis and prior evidence\n# Study design and findings\n## Oral storytelling task results by proficiency","[{\"question\":\"What preposition is studied, and in which language context?\",\"answer\":\"The study examines acquisition of the Spanish preposition a by adult second language (L2) learners.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the cognitive linguistic hypothesis predict?\",\"answer\":\"It predicts that spatial meanings of prepositions are acquired first, then other meanings develop from them through mechanisms like metaphor and image-schema transformation.\"},{\"question\":\"What factors do the study results highlight besides cognitive mechanisms?\",\"answer\":\"The results emphasize non-conceptual factors including collocational patterns, cross-linguistic transfer, frequency, and saliency.\"}]","The Acquisition of Prepositional Meanings in L2 Spanish - Abstract | PDF",1792081742,55]