Errors pertaining to the English definite and indefinite articles and the minimalist program

العناوين الأخرى

الأخطاء التي تتعلق بأدوات التعريف و التنكير في اللغة الإنجليزية و نظرية البرنامج المصغر

مقدم أطروحة جامعية

Mashayikh, Abd al-Salam Muhammad Abd al-Salam

مشرف أطروحة جامعية

Kanakri, Mahmud Ali

أعضاء اللجنة

al-Ghazw, Manal Muhammad Hamdan
al-Skarnh, Ahmad Khalaf
al-Najadat, Jumah Said

الجامعة

جامعة مؤتة

الكلية

كلية الآداب

القسم الأكاديمي

قسم اللغة الإنجليزية و آدابها

دولة الجامعة

الأردن

الدرجة العلمية

ماجستير

تاريخ الدرجة العلمية

2011

الملخص الإنجليزي

This study aimed at investigating errors pertaining to the English definite and indefinite articles and analyzing these errors within the Minimalist Program (hence MP).

The researcher presented a statistical analysis of errors and presented a point of view within the MP explaining such errors.

The population of the study consisted of (393) male and female students majoring in English as a foreign language at Mutah University in Jordan during the second semester in the academic year 2010-2011.

The sample of the study consisted of (80) students (40 sophomores; 20 males and 20 females, and 40 freshmen ; 20 males, and 20 females).

They were purposefully selected from English majors studying for their BA.

Students were given a fill in blank test which consisted of 35 items.

Students were asked to choose the suitable article from (a, an, the, or zero article (x)).

Then students' answers were analyzed statistically and within the MP. To achieve the purpose of the study four hypotheses were tested : 1.

Students commit more mistakes in the zero article than other articles because of the effect of their mother tongue and the differences between Arabic and English structures of definiteness. 2.

There are no statistically significant differences of errors regarding definite and indefinite articles due to gender. 3.

There are no statistically significant differences of errors regarding definite and indefinite articles due to place of living. 4.

There are no statistically significant differences of errors regarding definite and indefinite articles due to educational level. Findings of the study showed that students commit more errors regarding the zero article where the percentage of error was 82 % which was the highest percentage comparing it with the indefinite articles which was 60 % and with the definite article (the) which was the lowest percentage of error as 44 %.

التخصصات الرئيسية

اللغات والآداب المقارنة

الموضوعات

• اللغة الإنجليزية

عدد الصفحات

43

قائمة المحتويات

• APA
• MLA
• AMA

لغة النص

الإنجليزية

نوع البيانات

رسائل جامعية

رقم السجل

BIM-302636