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  1. 11. Subordination, subject-verb agreement and the CEFR: An analysis of linguistic complexity and accuracy in written L2 English and L3 French in relation to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Författare :Elin Nylander; [2015]
    Nyckelord :Languages and Literatures;

    Sammanfattning : This investigation concerns written output produced by Swedish learners of English as a second language (L2) and French as a third language (L3). The analysed texts were rated according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), which is a widespread and language-independent document commonly used to assess communicative competence based on six main proficiency levels (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2). LÄS MER

  2. 12. Online processing of syntactic constructions unique to the second language: An eye-movement study of subject–verb agreement with Swedish advanced learners of English

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Författare :Josine Greidanus; [2015]
    Nyckelord :L2 processing; syntactic constructions unique to the L2; complex subject–verb agreement; eye-tracking; reading research; Shallow Structure Hypothesis; structural distance; Languages and Literatures;

    Sammanfattning : It is a hotly debated issue whether second language (L2) learners can achieve target-like online syntactic processing of relations not instantiated in their first language (L1). The Shallow Structure Hypothesis (SSH) predicts that L2 learners will not process configurations with structural distance in a target-like online fashion (Clahsen & Felser, 2006 a,b,c), whereas some studies find that target-like processing is possible (e. LÄS MER

  3. 13. It's simple isn't it? Investigating Swedish Pupils* Command of Canonical Question Tags with Reverse Polarity at Different Stages of Learning

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Författare :Hans Brasch; [2013-06-28]
    Nyckelord :canonical question tags; canonical tag questions; reverse polarity; developmental sequences in second language acquisition; contrastive analysis;

    Sammanfattning : This essay investigates Swedish pupils' command of canonical question tags with reverse polarity in written English at different stages of learning. 22 pupils in 6th grade and 23 pupils in 9th grade completed a set of tag questions which required either a form of "to be", "to have", "to do" or a modal verb in the question tag. LÄS MER

  4. 14. “People believes on ghosts” - an Error Analysis of Swedish Junior and Senior High School students´ written compositions

    Magister-uppsats, Engelska institutionen

    Författare :Lucas Strömblad; [2013]
    Nyckelord :Linguistics; Grammar; Error Analysis; Composition;

    Sammanfattning : This paper investigates errors in compositions written by junior and senior high school students. Two types of errors are specifically targeted, one relating to grammar in subject-verb agreement and another relating to the word class of prepositions. LÄS MER

  5. 15. Concord errors in written production of Swedish learners of English

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Författare :Emelie1 Johansson; [2012-06-27]
    Nyckelord :subject; verb; predicate; concord agreement; error analysis; Swedish and English;

    Sammanfattning : This study has examined and discussed previous research about subject-verb concord and also examined the phenomena with help of essays and assignments written by students and teachers from the University of Gothenburg. The study found that even though Sweden has an easy access to English and Swedes easily develop their command of English, Swedes have problems with subject-verb concord. LÄS MER