Syntactic and Semantic Mastery of English Auxiliaries by Kurd Learners at College Level

Paiman Hama Salih Sabir

doi:10.5771/9780761866541

Summary

The Syntax and Semantics 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.

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Copyright year: 2016
ISBN-Print: 978-0-7618-6655-8
ISBN-Online: 978-0-7618-6654-1
Publisher: University Press, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 115
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. List of Figures No access
3. List of Tables No access
4. Acknowledgments No access
5. Abbreviations No access
6. Kurdish Phonemic System No access
1. 1.1 The Problem No access
2. 1.2 Aims of the Study No access
3. 1.3 Hypotheses of the Study No access
4. 1.4 The Procedures No access
5. 1.5 Delimitation No access
6. 1.6 Value of the Study No access
1. 2.1 Foreign Language and Second Language No access
2. 2.2 Acquisition No access
3. 2.3 Language Learning No access
4. 2.4 Hypotheses Explaining L1 and L2 Similarities/Differences No access
5. 2.5 Error Analysis No access
6. 2.6 Errors and Mistakes No access
7. 2.7 Transfer No access
8. 2.8 Interlanguage No access
9. 2.9 Factors on Second Language Acquisition (SLA) No access
10. 2.10 The Role of Social Context in Language Learning No access
11. 2.11 Learning Strategies No access
12. 2.12 The Role of Output in SLA No access
13. 2.13 Formal Instruction No access
14. Notes No access
1. 3.1 The Structure of the English Verb Phrase No access
2. 3.2 Auxiliary Verbs No access
3. 3.3 Functional Criteria for the Auxiliary verbs No access
4. 3.4 Syntactic Properties of Primary Aux. (Be, Do and Have) No access
5. 3.5 Modal Auxiliaries or the Modals No access
6. 3.6 Syntactic Features of Modal Auxiliaries No access
7. 3.7 Central Modal Auxiliaries No access
8. 3.8 Marginal Modal Auxiliaries No access
9. 3.9 Modal Idioms No access
10. 3.10 Semi-Auxiliaries No access
11. 3.11 Catenative-Verbs No access
12. 3.12 Order of Auxiliary Verbs No access
13. 3.13 Mood and Modality No access
14. 3.14 The Tri-Dimensionality of the Modals No access
15. 3.15 The Semantic Aspect of Auxiliary verbs No access
16. 3.16 Tense, Time and the Modals No access
17. 3.17 Two Different Treatments of Modal Meanings No access
18. 3.18 Auxiliaries in Kurdish No access
19. 3.19 Auxiliary Verbs in Kurdish: A Traditional Perspective No access
20. 3.20 Other Auxiliary Verbs No access
21. 3.21 Function of the Auxiliaries No access
22. 3.22 Mood No access
23. 3.23 Modality Expressions No access
24. 3.24 Modal Meanings No access
25. Notes No access
1. 4.1 Test Design No access
2. 4.2 The Sample No access
3. 4.3 Test Objectives No access
4. 4.4 Test Merits No access
5. 4.5 Pilot Testing No access
6. 4.6 Selection of the Test Material No access
7. 4.7 Final Administration No access
8. 4.8 The Scoring Scheme No access
9. 4.9 Statistical Means No access
10. Note No access
1. 5.1 Discussion of the Results No access
2. 5.2 Quantitative Assessment No access
3. 5.3 Factors behind Learners’ Errors No access
4. Notes No access
1. 6.1 Conclusions No access
2. 6.2 Pedagogical Implications No access
3. 6.3 Suggestions for Further Research No access
1. The Test No access
1. Interviews No access
About the Author No access Pages 115 - 115