RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Acquisition of modal readings of the Imperfect tense in L2 Spanish A1 Mañas Navarrete, Iban A1 Rosado Villegas, Elisa A1 Mujcinovic, Sonja A1 Fullana Rivera, Natalia K1 Español (Lengua) Estudio y enseñanza K1 Imperfect/Preterite K1 Second language K1 Timed Acceptability Judgments Task K1 Imperfecto/Pretérito K1 Segunda lengua K1 Tarea de Juicios de Aceptabilidad Temporizada K1 5505.10 Filología AB The Imperfect/Preterite aspectual contrast is one of the most studied topics in Spanish as a second language research. However, there are few works focused on describing the acquisition of modal uses of the Imperfect by L2 speakers. This paper investigates the L1 Russian L2 Spanish speakers’ mastery of politeness, evidential and nonfactual modal values of the Imperfect. Based on a Timed Acceptability Judgments Task (TAJT), this study examines the degree of acceptability of Imperfect forms in modal contexts in three groups of advanced level L2 Spanish learners. The results show that only the Imperfect of politeness achieves acceptance rates similar to those of native speakers at the most advanced levels of proficiency. The high degree of lexicalization of some imperfect forms, which function as pragmatic routines in certain communicative situations, is alleged to facilitate this tendency. In contrast, the evidential and nonfactual Imperfect forms present greater challenges for the L2 Spanish speakers. The results of our study indicate that (i) the imperfect forms are not recognized as legitimate alternatives for marking evidentiality and nonfactuality and (ii) reflect a partial form-function mapping of learners’ knowledge of the Imperfect and its associated values PB Taylor & Francis SN 1048-9223 YR 2024 FD 2024 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/68736 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/68736 LA eng NO Language Acquisition, 2024, vol. 31, p. 1- 29 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 08-dic-2024