Morphosyntactic Influence Of L1 (Punjabi) On L2 English: A Study Of Possessive Adjectives

Abstract

The paper investigates the Morphosyntactic influence of L1 (Punjabi) on L2 (English) in the use of possessive adjectives by intermediate level students in ESL Class room setting. It also focuses how the difference between the possessive adjectives of both the languages creates hurdles in the process of learning of second language. It further suggests effective procedure to control the erroneous constructions of second language learners in the use of possessive adjectives. It also concentrates on improving the writing and speaking skills of the learners by removing the chances of errors in the use of possessive adjectives of second language. It also implies that the effective teaching of possessive adjectives promotes the process of second language learning. For the study, a questionnaire was distributed among randomly selected 36 students of intermediate level to record their second language constructions in which
they were to use possessive adjectives. In the light of evidence found in this research, it is concluded that for aggrandizing the process of L2 learning and for developing the writing and speaking skills of the learners, the appropriate use of possessive adjectives of L2 cannot be ignored