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Title: A study on errors made by Tamil speaking adult students in using present simple tense in English
Authors: Rahuman, M. M. Abdul
Keywords: Second Language Learner
Second Language Teaching
Error Analysis
Inflectional Morpheme
Grammar in ESL
Issue Date: 2-Aug-2014
Publisher: South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, University Park, Oluvil #32360, Sri Lanka
Citation: Proceedings of 4th International Symposium 2015 on " Emerging Trends and Challenges on Sustainable Development”, p. 23
Abstract: The paper examines the errors made by the Tamil speaking students of South Eastern University of Sri Lanka in using present simple tense in English. It focuses on the errors on the third person singular present tense agreement with morpheme –s and the inter-language grammar influence. The finding suggests that the Tamil speaking English language learners have difficulty in the use of –s due to mother tongue influence. The phonological similarity, omission, incorrect suffixation and substitution are the most common types of errors found in their usage.
URI: http://ir.lib.seu.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1505
ISBN: 978-955-627-053-2
Appears in Collections:4th International Symposium - 2014

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