Essays about: "Native language interference"

Showing result 6 - 9 of 9 essays containing the words Native language interference.

  1. 6. Cross-linguistic interference of intonation in regard to tag questions in native, second and third language use. Does Russian have an impact on Danish and English in terms of intonation in the tags?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Author : Anna Knudsen; [2011]
    Keywords : Tag questions; Tag Word or Tag Phrase; Rising Intonation Pattern; Additive Bilingualism; Third Language Acquisition; Cross-linguistic interference L1↔L2↔L3; Russian; Danish; English; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This study investigates the cross-linguistic interference between speakers of Russian (as a first language or L1), Danish (as a second language, or L2) and English (as a third language, or L3) in terms of rising intonation patterns in tag questions in read speech. The subjects of the investigation are ten adults with an additive bilingualism between the ages of twenty to twenty-three, who immigrated to Denmark with their parents between the ages of four and fourteen. READ MORE

  3. 7. Linguistic interference in translated academic texts: : A case study of Portuguese interference in abstracts translated into English

    University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

    Author : Gabriela Galvao; [2009]
    Keywords : lingvistik; linguistics; engelska; portugisiska; english; portuguese; interference; linguistic; translation; översättning; tradução; português; inglês;

    Abstract : AbstractThis study deals with linguistic interference in abstracts of scientific papers translated fromPortuguese into English collected from the online scientific database SciELO. The aim of thisstudy is to analyze linguistic interference phenomena in 50 abstracts from the field ofhumanities, history, social sciences, technology and natural sciences. READ MORE

  4. 8. Native Swedish Speakers’ Problems with English Prepositions

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Humanistiska institutionen

    Author : Hanna Jansson; [2007]
    Keywords : Second Language Learning; Error Analysis; Prepositions;

    Abstract : This essay investigates native Swedish speakers’ problems in the area of prepositions. A total of 19 compositions, including 678 prepositions, written by native Swedish senior high school students were analysed. All the prepositions in the material were judged as either basic, systematic or idiomatic. READ MORE

  5. 9. Native Language Interference : A study of interference patterns in Swedish students' English writing

    University essay from Estetisk-filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Petra Skoog; [2006]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Abstract Titel: Native Language Interference: A study of interference patterns in Swedish students’ English writing. Författare: Skoog, Petra Engelska C, 2006 Abstract: The purpose of this investigation was to find out if there are any patterns of native language interference in Swedish students’ written English. READ MORE