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Delexical Verbs in English and Kurdish
Hawkar Muhammed Ameen Radha, Bekhal Latif Muhedeen
This paper entitled " Delexical Verbs in English and Kurdish Language: A Comparative Study" is an attempt to compare both languages related to delexical verbs in terms of syntax and semantics. Delexical verbs, a set of common and frequent verbs, are the indication of an important group of transitive verbs in English language which take a core role in spoken and written language. This study hypothesized that there are several similarities and differences regarding delexical verbs in both languages. Delexical verbs have a unique structure in which the lexical verb is delexicalised, and some changes occur in the nature of the verb, especially on its meaning. The meaning of the action is shifted from the verb into the accompanied noun. The aim of this study is to make a comparative analysis of delexical verbs in English and Central Kurdish languages to find out the similarities and differences of delexical verbs between English and Kurdish (Central Kurdish).
Volume 7 · Issue 3 · August 2020The Analysis of Kurdish EFL Learners’ Interlanguage
Nawzad Hassan Qadir, Aram Hussein Hassan
This study tackles the content of interlanguage produced by Kurdish EFL learners. This new form of language is created by language learners during the stages of language learning. Interlanguage differs from native and target language because it is characterized by errors and deviations which are the benchmark of learners’ progress. The study of interlanguage is crucially important because it discusses the performance of the second and foreign language learning on the one hand; it diagnoses the errors and non-errors on the other. The data of the study have been gathered from two groups of freshman and junior students in two different universities using two different tests; spoken and written tests. The main issue of the study is the investigation of errors found in Kurdish EFL learners’ interlanguage which can be restricted to morphological and syntactic errors. Thus, the study aims at providing a general account for the interlanguage and identifying the form of errors committed by Kurdish learners. The study concludes that the majority of Kurdish EFL learners frequently make morphological and syntactical errors due to the existence of some factors mainly the interference of Kurdish upon their interlanguage.