Number agreement in classical Arabic and standard English : a contrastive analysis
Source
Adab : Journal of Faculty of Arts
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 32 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.53-66, 14 p.
Publisher
University of Khartoum Faculty of Arts
Publication Date
2014-12-31
Country of Publication
Sudan
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Interference of the mother tongue is a serious problem that faces most learners of foreign languages.
Even advanced learners may have great difficulty in eradicating mistakes that occur as a result of negative transfer.
Number agreement between Classical Arabic and Standard English is an area that might be affected by this interference.
This paper attempts to compare and contrast the structure of number agreement in both languages and thus to predict areas of difficulty for learners.
It also intends to investigate the sources of errors of number agreement whether they occur as a result of a negative transfer or in some cases due to other sources of errors.
The sample of the study consisted of 30 Sudanese learners of English in their first year in the Department of English, Faculty of Arts- University of Khartoum.
Written test was the instrument used to collect the data for the study.
Similarities and differences between the two languages with regard to number agreement were classified.
The study confirmed that areas of difference cause difficulties for Sudanese learners of English.
Many of these errors could perhaps be explained by negative interference and other sources of errors
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Bani, Gamar A.& al-Nur, Iman Abbas Hasan& Mahdi, Hamid al-Dud. 2014. Number agreement in classical Arabic and standard English : a contrastive analysis. Adab : Journal of Faculty of Arts،Vol. 2014, no. 32, pp.53-66.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Bani, Gamar A.…[et al.]. Number agreement in classical Arabic and standard English : a contrastive analysis. Adab : Journal of Faculty of Arts No. 32 (Dec. 2014), pp.53-66.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Bani, Gamar A.& al-Nur, Iman Abbas Hasan& Mahdi, Hamid al-Dud. Number agreement in classical Arabic and standard English : a contrastive analysis. Adab : Journal of Faculty of Arts. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 32, pp.53-66.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-662372
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Record ID
BIM-662372