Essays about: "english prepositions"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 36 essays containing the words english prepositions.

  1. 16. Spatial Relations in Persian : An investigation on the locative use of prepositions with comparison to English

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Niloofar Moltaji; [2016]
    Keywords : Ezāfe; compound preposition; preposition; primary preposition; secondary preposition; spatial relation;

    Abstract : This study is an investigation on the spatial span of Persian prepositions in colloquial speech, focusing on the locative use of prepositions. The results are compared with English prepositions as well. In order to show the functional span of various prepositions, the Typological Relations Picture Series known as TRPS or BowPed is used. READ MORE

  3. 17. Why you cannot go from and från the same place: a contrastive look at the prepositions from and från

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Elias Hermansson; [2016]
    Keywords : cognitive linguistics; från; from; prepositions; Contrastive analysis; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to describe the way the prepositions from and från work, both semantically and syntactically. However, the focus is on the translation from from into Swedish. READ MORE

  4. 18. An Analysis of English Essays Written by Swedish Students

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Sofia Grant; [2016]
    Keywords : Error analysis; Obligatory Occasion Analysis; second language writing;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to analyse essays written in English by Swedish pupils and to map the most common errors made in written communication. The grammatical features selected for the analysis are prepositions, articles, verb forms, subject-verb agreement and word order. READ MORE

  5. 19. Slips or errors? : A study of the grammatical mistakes in Swedish pupils' written production of English

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Elina Jonsson; [2015]
    Keywords : Second language acquisition SLA ; grammar; mistakes; slips; errors; interlingual transfer; intralingual transfer; negative transfer; L1; L2; Contrastive Analysis; Error Analysis;

    Abstract : Grammar is an important aspect of language learning and is thus of concern in language teaching as well. This study sets out to investigate the kinds of grammatical mistakes Swedish secondary school pupils make in their written production of English and the possible causes behind these different mistakes. READ MORE

  6. 20. The Mind or the Mother Tongue? : A study of grammatical errors among L1 Swedish learners in Year 9

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Mikaela Englund; [2015]
    Keywords : L2 acusition; contrastive analysis hypothesis; errors; mistakes;

    Abstract : This study aims to analyse errors written by Year 9 and examine whether the errors derive from the pupils´ mother tongue (Swedish) or not. 20 essays collected from a school in southern Sweden were examined for this study. READ MORE