Essays about: "primary preposition"

Found 3 essays containing the words primary preposition.

  1. 1. Preposition and article usage in learner English : An investigation of negative transfer

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

    Author : Håkan Almerfors; [2018]
    Keywords : Error Analysis; article usage; preposition usage; negative transfer; corpus study; Swedish learners of English; Portuguese learners of English; felanalys; artikelanvändning; prepositionsanvändning; negativ språköverföring; korpusundersökning; svenska elever som studerar engelska; portugisiska elever som studerarar engelska;

    Abstract : The ways in which someone’s first language (L1) influences his or her second language (L2) to create errors, that is negative transfer, is a topic that has received much attention in the field of Second Language Acquisition (SLA). Previous research has suggested that negative transfer is responsible for many errors. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. Figuring out phrasal verbs : An analysis of student use and fluency in Swedish upper secondary schools

    University essay from Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Heidi Jacobsen; [2013]
    Keywords : phrasal verbs; EFL; teacher assessment;

    Abstract : Phrasal verbs are said to be one of the greatest indicators of linguistic competence for speakers of English as a foreign language. A phrasal verb consists of a verb and a preposition, a verb and an adverb, or a verb and an adverb as well as a preposition. READ MORE