Linguistic knowledge types and past-time inflectional output of Malay users of English

Acquiring the tense-aspect morphological system of English is challenging to second language learners due to the multifaceted nature of temporal markers. Acquisitional complexities may also be caused by the absence of parallel indicators in the mother tongue and the types of linguistic knowledge tha...

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Main Authors:	Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah, Salleh, Nurul Aadilah, Abdul Kadir, Maimunah
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Language:	English
Published:	International Islamic University Malaysia 2015
Subjects:	PE English
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spelling	iium-470892016-07-17T07:13:35Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/47089/ Linguistic knowledge types and past-time inflectional output of Malay users of English Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah Salleh, Nurul Aadilah Abdul Kadir, Maimunah PE English Acquiring the tense-aspect morphological system of English is challenging to second language learners due to the multifaceted nature of temporal markers. Acquisitional complexities may also be caused by the absence of parallel indicators in the mother tongue and the types of linguistic knowledge that users have. This paper highlights Malay-English differences in temporal markers and reports an investigation on language learners’ production of past-time inflections [-en] and [-ed] and their relationship with linguistic knowledge. Seventy-two Malay English majors who use English as a second language participated in the study. Data were collated using three instruments namely the Grammaticality Judgment Test (GJT), the Metalinguistic Knowledge Test (MKT) and the Written Production Test (WPT). Correlational evidence between explicit and implicit knowledge and target item output was found. Qualitative analysis of written data indicates consistent usage of [-ed] inflection but not [-en]. The findings of the study will enhance theoretical understanding of the role of linguistic knowledge on the development of learners’ inflectional morphology and can encourage sound instructional practices in the classroom. International Islamic University Malaysia 2015-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/47089/1/Mohammad_Lotfie_Salleh_Abdul_Kadir_%282015%29.pdf Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah and Salleh, Nurul Aadilah and Abdul Kadir, Maimunah (2015) Linguistic knowledge types and past-time inflectional output of Malay users of English. Asiatic: IIUM Journal of English Language and Literature , 9 (2). pp. 139-157. ISSN 1985-3106 http://journals.iium.edu.my/asiatic/index.php/AJELL
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description	Acquiring the tense-aspect morphological system of English is challenging to second language learners due to the multifaceted nature of temporal markers. Acquisitional complexities may also be caused by the absence of parallel indicators in the mother tongue and the types of linguistic knowledge that users have. This paper highlights Malay-English differences in temporal markers and reports an investigation on language learners’ production of past-time inflections [-en] and [-ed] and their relationship with linguistic knowledge. Seventy-two Malay English majors who use English as a second language participated in the study. Data were collated using three instruments namely the Grammaticality Judgment Test (GJT), the Metalinguistic Knowledge Test (MKT) and the Written Production Test (WPT). Correlational evidence between explicit and implicit knowledge and target item output was found. Qualitative analysis of written data indicates consistent usage of [-ed] inflection but not [-en]. The findings of the study will enhance theoretical understanding of the role of linguistic knowledge on the development of learners’ inflectional morphology and can encourage sound instructional practices in the classroom.
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author	Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah Salleh, Nurul Aadilah Abdul Kadir, Maimunah
author_facet	Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah Salleh, Nurul Aadilah Abdul Kadir, Maimunah
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title	Linguistic knowledge types and past-time inflectional output of Malay users of English
title_short	Linguistic knowledge types and past-time inflectional output of Malay users of English
title_full	Linguistic knowledge types and past-time inflectional output of Malay users of English
title_fullStr	Linguistic knowledge types and past-time inflectional output of Malay users of English
title_full_unstemmed	Linguistic knowledge types and past-time inflectional output of Malay users of English
title_sort	linguistic knowledge types and past-time inflectional output of malay users of english
publisher	International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate	2015
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/47089/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/47089/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/47089/1/Mohammad_Lotfie_Salleh_Abdul_Kadir_%282015%29.pdf
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Linguistic knowledge types and past-time inflectional output of Malay users of English

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