A LEXICAL ERROR ANALYSIS IN WRITTEN TEXTS BY LEARNERS OF GERMAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
A LEXICAL ERROR ANALYSIS IN WRITTEN TEXTS BY LEARNERS OF GERMAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Author(s): Andreja ReteljSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Lexis, Translation Studies
Published by: Editura Universităţii Vasile Goldiş
Keywords: lexical errors; lexical competence; German after English-Approach; vocabulary instruction;
Summary/Abstract: In this paper, we focus on the lexical errors of novice learners who have started learning German but already have several years of prior knowledge of English. The vast majority of learners in the study have Slovene as their native language, i.e., they come from a Slavic language family. The results of a lexical error analysis of short essays in L3 written by 15-year-olds show that most errors occur from a second foreign language rather than from the first or native language. The most common errors made by beginners are coinage from L2, borrowings from L2 and calque from L2.
Journal: Studii de Ştiinţă şi Cultură
- Issue Year: XVIII/2022
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 111-120
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English