The Dimensions of Agreement in English and the Learner’s Dilemma

Ndimele, Ozo-mekuri

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“…Adjectives that end inic suffix change this to -ically when converted to adverbs. Instances of these transformations are illustrated with the following examples on Table 1 Adverbs may be compared, as is the case with adjectives, especially where gradability is involved (Ndimele, 2007;Quirk & Greenbaum, 2000;Okoh, 1995). Amplifiers and comparatives are available for adverbs of manner and time when they are expressed in terms of a scale.…”

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“…208-209). Ndimele (2007) noted that adverbs are difficult to classify, and that making generalizations about their position in sentences is challenging because they are not homogenous. However, he provided a framework of eleven syntactic positions of some adverbials based on certain observable regularities, and he illustrated these tentative statements with the following examples**: I.…”

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Perceptions on Adverbial Mobility in TESOL

Ahaotu

2021

Colomb. appl. linguist. j

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This study examined the perceptions of teachers of English on adverbial mobility in order to determine how far it would be accurate to claim that adverbs are mobile. The researcher adopted the Lexical Approach, an alternative to traditional grammar-based foreign language teaching methodologies, as the framework for the study. The reliability of the study was demonstrated with a Cronbach’s alpha value of 0,83. The study approach was quasi-scientific, as the researcher administered a questionnaire on 50 respondents who are all English language teachers in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The data obtained were analyzed using Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient. The summary of the responses contrasts the more general perception of adverbs and adverbial groups as a highly mobile category that may be put in any sentential positions without altering meaning. Based on the opinion of a majority of the respondents in the study, the researcher concluded that they perceived adverbs as restrictively mobile and agreed that mobility presents challenges to their students’ use of adverbs. The study recommended, among other things, that teachers of English in TESOL contexts should incorporate the Lexical Approach in teaching adverbs and communication skills because the methodology enhances oral and written fluency as well as grammaticality.

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Section: The Nature Of Adverbsmentioning

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Section: The Nature Of Adverbsmentioning

confidence: 99%