Lexical and Grammatical Patterns in Pakistani Intermediate Students’ English Compositions A Corpus-Based Approach

Waseem Uddin; Dr. Neelofar Shaikh; Dr. Muhammad Akram Mankash

Lexical and Grammatical Patterns in Pakistani Intermediate Students’ English Compositions A Corpus-Based Approach

Authors

Waseem Uddin College Education Department, Govt. of Sindh https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3372-2375
Dr. Neelofar Shaikh College Education Department, Government of Sindh, Karachi
Dr. Muhammad Akram Mankash Hazrat Shahjahangir Academy, Karachi

Abstract

The aim of this study was to find out the errors in the essays of Pakistani intermediate language learners in a public sector college. These learners while writing often faced difficulties with regard to grammar, syntax and lexicology. The paper in question answers the aforementioned problems. The sample comprised two hundred learners. There were two hundred males only. They composed these essays during the entire semester. The results of the study reflect that the highest occurring errors belong to intralingual category. The second highest were of interlingual category and interlanguage errors were least to be found. Therefore, the study very clearly reveals to ELT instructors that how intralingual errors may be avoided. Further, it will tremendously assist instructors who wish to teach any English composition course at intermediate level.

Key Words: error analysis, interference, interlingual, intralingual, interlanguage.

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Published

2025-02-07

How to Cite

Uddin, W., Dr. Neelofar Shaikh, & Dr. Muhammad Akram Mankash. (2025). Lexical and Grammatical Patterns in Pakistani Intermediate Students’ English Compositions A Corpus-Based Approach. Dialogue Social Science Review (DSSR), 3(2), 281–293. Retrieved from https://thedssr.com/index.php/2/article/view/281