Browsing Mastergradsoppgaver i språk by Author "Basnet, Lila Dhoaj"
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Acquisition of subject-verb agreement and word order by Nepali learners of English: The Bottleneck Hypothesis in L2 acquisition
Basnet, Lila Dhoaj (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-05-15)Abstract The thesis investigates Nepali L1 speakers’ knowledge of syntax and morphology in L2 English to test whether functional morphology is more difficult than syntax. Accordingly, the study mainly included two constructions: subject-verb agreement and word order. Subject-verb agreement was used to test knowledge of functional morphology while word order was used to test the knowledge about ...