Error Analysis of Japanese Relative Clause

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10.2991/assehr.k.200325.048How to use a DOI?

Keywords

error analysis, Japanese, language transfer, meishi shuushoku, overgeneralization, relative clause, transfer of training

Abstract

The aims of this study was to analyze the type and cause of error in using Japanese relative clauses (meishi shuushoku) by Japanese language learners based on Corder’s (1975) theory. The data in this study collected through a test consists of 35 questions divided into four types of inquiry about meishi shuushoku. This study involved 50 Japanese language learners in STIKes (Nursing College) Cirebon, Indonesia. The results showed that there are some types of errors made by learners in using meishi shuushoku, including word placement errors, particle errors, writing errors, and vocabulary errors. Word placement errors mainly consist of head noun placement errors, adjective placement errors, and verb placement errors. These errors were mainly caused by student’s lack of comprehension about the basic rules in using meishi shuushoku. However, other causes of errors in using meishi shuushoku were found and can be classified into over-generalization, language transfer, and transfer of training. As the implications, these results can give a reference about the types of errors and difficulty in using Japanese meishi shuushoku for Japanese language learners to help avoid those errors, and for the lecturers as a reference to understand learner’s difficulty in learning meishi shuushoku and to find the most effective method in teaching meishi shuushoku.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Nuria Haristiani
AU  - Septi Ayu Maulani
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/03/31
TI  - Error Analysis of Japanese Relative Clause
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education (ICOLLITE 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 31
EP  - 35
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200325.048
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200325.048
ID  - Haristiani2020
ER  -