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<p>This paper analyses error rates in the congruent attribute in texts written by students learning Slovak as a foreign language. The material, which was qualitatively analysed, comes from the pilot version of the learner corpus errkorp-pilot. The paper defines the most common types of errors in the congruent attribute and interprets the causes of their origin. The most common errors include the wrong congruence with the grammatical gender and with the case of the defining noun. Errors are usually caused by the following factors: transfer from the L1 language, excessive generalization of the rule in the target language, or insufficient knowledge of the grammatical rule.</p>
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This paper analyses error rates in the congruent attribute in texts written by students learning Slovak as a foreign language. The material, which was qualitatively analysed, comes from the pilot version of the learner corpus errkorp-pilot. The paper defines the most common types of errors in the congruent attribute and interprets the causes of their origin. The most common errors include the wrong congruence with the grammatical gender and with the case of the defining noun. Errors are usually caused by the following factors: transfer from the L1 language, excessive generalization of the rule in the target language, or insufficient knowledge of the grammatical rule.

Errors in the Congruent Attribute Among Students Learning Slovak as a Foreign Language (Learner Corpus -Based )

Journal of Linguistics/Jazykovedný casopis

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This paper analyses error rates in the congruent attribute in texts written by students learning Slovak as a foreign language. The material, which was...

Errors in the Congruent Attribute Among Students Learning Slovak as a Foreign Language (Learner Corpus -Based )

Published Online: Dec 25, 2023

Page range: 163 - 172

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jazcas-2023-0034

Keywords
attribute, congruence, language error, learner corpus, Slovak as a foreign language

© 2023 Katarína Gajdošová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Errors in the Congruent Attribute Among Students Learning Slovak as a Foreign Language (Learner Corpus -Based )

Published Online: Dec 25, 2023

Page range: 163 - 172

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jazcas-2023-0034

Keywordsattribute, congruence, language error, learner corpus, Slovak as a foreign language

© 2023 Katarína Gajdošová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
attribute, congruence, language error, learner corpus, Slovak as a foreign language