Spelling errors resulting from linguistic interference in the work of written Polish-speaking students of Italian Cover Image

Błędy ortograficzne wynikające z interferencji językowej w pracach pisemnych polskojęzycznych studentów italianistyki
Spelling errors resulting from linguistic interference in the work of written Polish-speaking students of Italian

Author(s): Urszula Gnyś
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: Linguistics; Glottodidactics; Italian language; Spelling

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the studyis to trace spelling errors occurring in the written works of Polish-speaking students learning Italian as a foreign language. The resulting errors are related to the inherent phenomenon that accompanies the process of learning a foreign language, the so-called inter-lingual interference. The article presents: a) issues related to the replacement of Italian graphs with their counterparts in the Polish alphabet, b) the absence of identical letters, c) the insertion of additional letters in Polish spelling, d) the substitution of consonants for voiceless consonants, e) misapplication of upper and lower case letters, and f) hyperpolic spelling.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 21
  • Page Range: 97-106
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish