A Study on Morphosyntactic Issues in Learning English among Undergraduate Students of Thiruvarur District

Author(s): Dr. R Saranya and S Selvi

Abstract:

Morphosyntax as the grammar bridge between words and sentences. It is one of the main areas of linguistics that refers to the interface between morphology and syntax. It deals with how those word level changes affect or are required by sentences structure in particular the structure of words and sentences work together to signal grammatical meaning. Morphosyntactic development is now viewed as a dynamic and evolving process, in main fluences by the interaction of cognitive processes, language input, and the learner’s context. Through continuous exposure and use, learners gradually begin to connect grammatical forms with their meanings. Although many previous studies have examined morphosyntactic errors in detail, most of them rely mainly on descriptive analyses based on limited or isolated tasks. As a result, they do not fully capture how learners understand and use language in different contexts. This highlights the need for more exploratory and data-driven approaches that can examine both learners’ explicit knowledge of grammar and their real language use. In response to this gap, the present study adopts a multi-instrument exploratory design, bringing together different sources of data to develop a more comprehensive understanding of morphosyntactic competence.

keywords:
Morphosyntax, grammatical meaning, cognitive processes. morphosyntactic errors, multi-instrument exploratory design, morphosyntactic competence.

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