Analysis of Syntactic Language Errors in Narrative Written Discourse Texts

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10.2991/978-2-38476-008-4_209How to use a DOI?

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Language error; Narrative; Mandarin language; Syntax; Discourse

Abstract

The learners’ language logic still depends on the mother tongue logic. It is one of the factors causing language errors. At the syntactic level, language logic has become more complex. This research used a qualitative method to analyze the narrative texts of the 2019 Mandarin Education Study Program students at Universitas Negeri Surabaya. It is found that language errors at their syntactic level included the phrase level (misordering of particles, excessive use of particles, loss of construction particles, improper use of superlative particles, and diction errors in one of the particles), clause level (misuse of the subsidiary particles, loss of the subsidiary particles, and misplacement of the clause particles), and sentence level (improper use of certain function marker subsidiary particles, loss of construction particles, and unique errors). Based on the explanation, three categories of errors were found. The first is errors due to first language interference (level of phrases, clauses, and sentences). Interference at the sentence level has the highest frequency. The second is that developmental errors occur at all levels. The last category is unique errors. It is an illogical error due to an irregular sequence of structure construction particles resulting in the loss of cohesion and coherence.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Muhammad F. Masrur
AU  - Cicik Arista
AU  - Subandi Subandi
AU  - Hans Y. T. Dasion
AU  - Yogi B. Adimas
AU  - Rendy Aditya
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/03/19
TI  - Analysis of Syntactic Language Errors in Narrative Written Discourse Texts
BT  - Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Arts and Humanities 2022 (IJCAH 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1934
EP  - 1945
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-008-4_209
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-008-4_209
ID  - Masrur2023
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