Morpho-Syntactic Deviations of Verbs: A Study of Undergraduates’ Writings

Journal Title: Asian Journal Social Sciences & Humanities - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 2

Abstract

The paper intends to investigate into the Morpho-syntactic deviations of verbs in the writings of undergraduate students of Psychology 1st semester. Theoretical framework chosen for this study was taken from the model of Gass and Selinker(2008). I took a sample of twenty students (BS first semester) of Psychology Department and analyzed their writings to figure out errors of verbs made. At the end of my research I presented some remedial measures in order to avoid such errors in future

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Fareeha Khan, Ujala Arshad

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Fareeha Khan, Ujala Arshad (2015). Morpho-Syntactic Deviations of Verbs: A Study of Undergraduates’ Writings. Asian Journal Social Sciences & Humanities, 4(2), 176-187. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-89684