The expression of simultaneity in learner varieties
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Previous research has mainly focused on the acquisition of linear order represented by temporal notions such as after and before. Less attention has been paid to the temporal notion at the same time referring to simultaneity of (at least) two situations. In discourse, native speakers usually do not overtly mark simultaneity at all. Rather, they infer more relevant information from other sources than from overt elements specifying the temporal relationship of a sentence (implicit interpretation).
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