Syntactic and semantic mastery of English auxiliaries by Kurd Learners at college level / Paiman Hama Salih Sabir.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sabir, Paiman Hama Salih, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Syntax.

English language.

English language--Semantics.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Auxiliaries.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Physical Description:

xviii, 115 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : University Press of America, [2016]

Summary:

Syntactic and semantic Mastery of English Auxiliaries by Kurd Learners at College Level is concerned with the syntactic and semantic aspects of English auxiliary verbs (which comprise the primary and the modals) as a problematic area for English foreign language learners. The study aims at investigating Kurd EFL learners' ability in recognizing and producing the various forms and meanings of English auxiliary verbs, clarifying the problems that Kurd EFL learners encounter in learning the auxiliary verbs and identifies the sources behind them, and trying to put suitable suggestions to overcome these problems. Its use of error analysis methodology makes this study unique as there are no other studies within its field to deal with topic in such a systematic and analytical method. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

1.1 The Problem 1

1.2 Aims of the Study 2

1.3 Hypotheses of the Study 2

1.4 The Procedures 3

1.5 Delimitation 3

1.6 Value of the Study 4

2 Central Concepts in Foreign Language Learning 5

2.1 Foreign Language and Second Language 5

2.2 Acquisition 5

2.3 Language Learning 6

2.4 Hypotheses Explaining L1 and L2 Similarities/Differences 8

2.5 Error Analysis 9

2.6 Errors and Mistakes 9

2.7 Transfer 12

2.8 Interlanguage 13

2.9 Factors on Second Language Acquisition (SLA) 14

2.10 The Role of Social Context in Language Learning 19

2.11 Learning Strategies 20

2.12 The Role of Output in SLA 22

2.13 Formal Instruction 22

Notes 24

3 Auxiliary Verbs in English 25

3.1 The Structure of the English Verb Phrase 25

3.2 Auxiliary Verbs 26

3.3 Functional Criteria for the Auxiliary verbs 29

3.4 Syntactic Properties of Primary Aux. (Be, Do and Have) 30

3.5 Modal Auxiliaries or the Modals 34

3.6 Syntactic Features of Modal Auxiliaries 35

3.7 Central Modal Auxiliaries 36

3.8 Marginal Modal Auxiliaries 37

3.9 Modal Idioms 39

3.10 Semi-Auxiliaries 39

3.11 Catenative-Verbs 40

3.12 Order of Auxiliary Verbs 41

3.13 Mood and Modality 41

3.14 The Tri-Dimensionality of the Modals 43

3.15 The Semantic Aspect of Auxiliary verbs 45

3.16 Tense, Time and the Modals 50

3.17 Two Different Treatments of Modal Meanings 52

3.18 Auxiliaries in Kurdish 54

3.19 Auxiliary Verbs in Kurdish: A Traditional Perspective 55

3.20 Other Auxiliary Verbs 57

3.21 Function of the Auxiliaries 59

3.22 Mood 60

3.23 Modality Expressions 61

3.24 Modal Meanings 64

Notes 68

4 Data Collection 71

4.1 Test Design 71

4.2 The Sample 72

4.3 Test Objectives 72

4.4 Test Merits 73

4.5 Pilot Testing 75

4.6 Selection of the Test Material 75

4.7 Final Administration 76

4.8 The Scoring Scheme 76

4.9 Statistical Means 76

Note 78

5 Data Analysis and Discussion of the Results 79

5.1 Discussion of the Results 79

5.2 Quantitative Assessment 79

5.3 Factors behind Learners' Errors 82

Notes 100

6 Conclusions, Pedagogical Recommendations and Suggestions for Further Research 101

6.1 Conclusions 101

6.2 Pedagogical Implications 102

6.3 Suggestions for Further Research 103.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780761866558

0761866558

OCLC:

917343039