For my English Sociolinguistics class, I have to interview different exchange students (who are non-native speakers of English) and study their use of English. I have to analyze one aspect of the ESL verb phrase and write a research paper about this special use. Does anyone know certain aspects which would definitely be interesting to analyze?
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It's a sociolinguistics assignment? So are you going to be researching the aspect of the English verb phrase in relation to some sociolinguistic aspect? (Just to get some clarity before I try to make a suggestion).
But Grammar, as Halliday says, is the CPU of language, the powerhouse where meanings are created . Grammar, then, does not operate in a vacuum ; the context is essential.
The effect of verb phrases interactive worksheets on learning English as a seconod language in sociolinguistics students.
Process of second language learning. Are you looking at proficiency? Or influence and reliance on grammar from the first language may be of interest. Another focus - influence of the use of verb tenses from the first language. Do they all reflect this pattern? If not, why not? This could make your analysis comparative and, possibly more text linguistic. Not sure if that is what you are aiming for. Where are the research gaps? Lit review should determine this. :-) Hope this helps
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