Date of Award
2010
Thesis Type
Masters
Document Type
Dissertation
Divisions
Faculty of Languages and Linguistics
Department
Department of English Language
Institution
Universiti Malaya
Abstract
This is a study on multi-word unit (MWU) errors made by Malaysian English learners. The major approaches used in the analysis of learners’ writings are: error analysis and corpus-based approach. The findings from this study reveal that learners have problems with these MWUs: modal structures , infinitive structures , ‘adjective + noun’ collocations , and connectors . An analysis of these structures shows that the common erroneous patterns in these structures can generally be categorized as ‘overgeneralization’, ‘misformation’, ‘misselection’, and ‘distortion’. The causes of such errors are both interlingual as well as intralingual. Besides these factors, this study also highlighted that the lack of exposure to MWU is also a crucial factor which contributes to the occurrences of MWU errors. At the end of this study, three significant pedagogical implications in the teaching and learning of MWUs are brought to light – raising awareness of the importance of MWUs, exposure to the MWUs, and selecting MWUs to be used in classrooms.
Additional Information
Dissertation (M.A.) – Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Universiti Malaya, 2010.
Recommended Citation
Yit Sim, Lee, "A computer-aided error analysis of multi-word units in a Malaysian learner English corpus." (2010). Student Works (2010-2019). 137.
https://knova.um.edu.my/student_works_2010s/137
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