The use of nominal subordinate clause as a syntactic complexity measure by some National University of Lesotho students
Joint Authors
Morato Maleke, Matsitso Eugenia
Phafoli, Lehlohonolo Samuel
Source
International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation
Issue
Vol. 3, Issue 11 (30 Nov. 2020), pp.177-187, 11 p.
Publisher
Al-Kindi Center for Research and Development
Publication Date
2020-11-30
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Curriculum and Instruction-Measurement and Evaluation
Abstract EN
The paper explores the use of nominal subordinate clause as a syntactic complexity measure in some examination scripts of the National University of Lesotho (NUL) fourth year students.
the study is based on the employment of the interpretivist paradigm as well as descriptive and case study designs.
data was collected from the students' essays in the (2016/2017) examination papers and analysed qualitatively, following the transformational generative grammar (TGG) and the cognitive grammar (CG), both of which formed the theoretical frameworks for the study.
the paper shows that NUL students have a reasonably high level of syntactic complexity with the use of nominal subordinate clause.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Morato Maleke, Matsitso Eugenia& Phafoli, Lehlohonolo Samuel. 2020. The use of nominal subordinate clause as a syntactic complexity measure by some National University of Lesotho students. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation،Vol. 3, no. 11, pp.177-187.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1497528
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Morato Maleke, Matsitso Eugenia& Phafoli, Lehlohonolo Samuel. The use of nominal subordinate clause as a syntactic complexity measure by some National University of Lesotho students. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation Vol. 3, no. 11 (2020), pp.177-187.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1497528
American Medical Association (AMA)
Morato Maleke, Matsitso Eugenia& Phafoli, Lehlohonolo Samuel. The use of nominal subordinate clause as a syntactic complexity measure by some National University of Lesotho students. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation. 2020. Vol. 3, no. 11, pp.177-187.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1497528
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 187
Record ID
BIM-1497528
