Locating the Source of Number Agreement Errors in Intermediate-to-Advanced Second Language Learners of English

• Published in: Journal of language horizons Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 137 - 160
• Main Author: Safaie, Ebrahim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tehran Alzahra University, Vice President for Research, Journal of Language Horizons 01.05.2022; Alzahra University
• Subjects: Acceptability; Copulas; English as a second language learning; Error analysis; feature clash errors; Grammatical agreement; Grammatical number; Morphology; Noun phrases; omission-commission asymmetry; Persian language; Second language learning; singular-plural asymmetry; subject-verb agreement; underspecification errors; Verbs
• ISSN: 2588-350X; 2588-5634
• DOI: 10.22051/lghor.2021.34969.1438

This study explores the extent to which adult Second Language (L2) Learners of English are sensitive to Subject-Verb (S-V) agreement errors with thematic verbs and copulas. A group of intermediate-to-advanced Persian-English second language learners and a group of native English speakers (NSs) parti...