Features related to pro-forms and copula sentences in the English writing of Japanese learners
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- NAKAI Nobumi
- Meikai University
Bibliographic Information
- Other Title
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- 日本人学習者の英作文における代用形とコピュラ文に関する特徴
Abstract
<p>This paper examines the features related to pro-forms and copula sentences in English writing by Japanese learners of English. We focus on errors found in English compositions written by Japanese learners, especially first-year college students who have graduated from senior high school within a year and are not very proficient in English. Compositions written by students with low proficiency in English often apply the rules of their first language, Japanese, in terms of pro-forms and copula sentences. Although there is a wide range of research on linguistic theory (especially in semantics and pragmatics) related to pro-forms and copula sentences in both Japanese and English, there is still much room for applied studies to make practical use of the findings in English education and English learning for Japanese learners of English. This study focuses on errors, especially those related to pro-forms and copula sentences, based on composition data provided by 21 Japanese learners, and examines three points: [1] why such errors occur, [2] how they are influenced by the first language of the learners, and [3] how findings from linguistic research can be used to provide feedback to learners about the errors.<br> </p>
Journal
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- Cultures and Communication
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Cultures and Communication 43 (1), 9-29, 2023-03-24
The Japanese Association for English Studies
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390858553267462400
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- ISSN
- 21856915
- 24369993
- 13460439
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- Text Lang
- ja
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
- KAKEN
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- Abstract License Flag
- Allowed