Prepositions : learning difficulties of a semantically-oriented part of speech
Other Title(s)
حروف الجر : أجزاء الكلام : دراسة في المعنى الدلالي
Joint Authors
Mustafa, Ibrahim Muhammad Ali
al-Nuaymi, Hashim Sadun Salim
Source
Issue
Vol. 3, Issue 1 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.88-103, 16 p.
Publisher
Tikrit University College of Education for Women
Publication Date
2019-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
16
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
Topics
Abstract EN
The learners of English mostly face difficulties in selecting the right preposition for a sentence in speech and in writing.
The wrong choice of preposition could occasionally be ascribed to interference and overlap caused between the mother tongue and the target language.
One more difficulty may emerge when a single preposition may possibly have more than one semantic use.
It is hypothesized that the linguistic differences between English and Arabic could be the reason behind impeding the learners of doing well in the target language.
The learners, therefore, may unconsciously covey the Arabic linguistic habits to English although the syntactic and semantic characteristics between the two languages are totally different.
The researchers try to pose the most important information about prepositions available in the English literature of grammar.
This information is put under analysis, paraphrase and ample comments so as to reach reasonable conclusions that are useful for all readers' levels.
Conclusions, some are newly-posed and not dealt with before, are listed at the end of the research.
The current study is confined to prepositions whether they are simple or complex and sometimes with a mention of these words in combination with ordinary verbs forming phrasal verbs which have meanings quite different from these verbs when they are used alone.
This research can be of a great value and benefit to improve the performance of learners of English language in general, teachers specialized in English and researchers in The learners of English mostly face difficulties in selecting the right preposition for a sentence in speech and in writing.
The wrong choice of preposition could occasionally be ascribed to interference and overlap caused between the mother tongue and the target language.
One more difficulty may emerge when a single preposition may possibly have more than one semantic use.
It is hypothesized that the linguistic differences between English and Arabic could be the reason behind impeding the learners of doing well in the target language.
The learners, therefore, may unconsciously covey the Arabic linguistic habits to English although the syntactic and semantic characteristics between the two languages are totally different.
The researchers try to pose the most important information about prepositions available in the English literature of grammar.
This information is put under analysis, paraphrase and ample comments so as to reach reasonable conclusions that are useful for all readers' levels.
Conclusions, some are newly-posed and not dealt with before, are listed at the end of the research.
The current study is confined to prepositions whether they are simple or complex and sometimes with a mention of these words in combination with ordinary verbs forming phrasal verbs which have meanings quite different from these verbs when they are used alone.
This research can be of a great value and benefit to improve the performance of learners of English language in general, teachers specialized in English and researchers in particular.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mustafa, Ibrahim Muhammad Ali& al-Nuaymi, Hashim Sadun Salim. 2019. Prepositions : learning difficulties of a semantically-oriented part of speech. Journal of Language Studies،Vol. 3, no. 1, pp.88-103.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1293867
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mustafa, Ibrahim Muhammad Ali& al-Nuaymi, Hashim Sadun Salim. Prepositions : learning difficulties of a semantically-oriented part of speech. Journal of Language Studies Vol. 3, no. 1 (2019), pp.88-103.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1293867
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mustafa, Ibrahim Muhammad Ali& al-Nuaymi, Hashim Sadun Salim. Prepositions : learning difficulties of a semantically-oriented part of speech. Journal of Language Studies. 2019. Vol. 3, no. 1, pp.88-103.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1293867
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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Record ID
BIM-1293867