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- Title
Analysis of Light Verb Construction Use in L1 and L2: Insights from British and Malaysian Student Writing.
- Authors
Sook Beng Ong, Christina; Rahim, Hajar Abdul
- Abstract
This study investigates the use of DO, HAVE, MAKE, GIVE and TAKE in light verb constructions (LVCs) and their corresponding simplex verb forms in British L1 and Malaysian L2 students’ writing. The students’ essay sub-corpus of the International Corpus of English (ICE) of Great Britain (ICE-GB) and Malaysia (ICE-Malaysia) formed the data of this study. The analysis revealed that most LVCs in the L1 and L2 student writings are basic in structure, comprising indefinite article, no modifier, and in the active voice. The analysis also showed that although LVCs are common in the students’ writing, the corresponding simplex verb form of the verbs are higher in frequency. The only notable difference between the two groups is the overuse of zero article LVCs in the L2 students’ writing, which is possibly due to their L1 influence.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; VERBS; MALAYSIAN students
- Publication
TESL-EJ, 2021, Vol 25, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
1072-4303
- Publication type
Article