Interlingual errors in writing : a limited case study at a Malaysian university / Nor Ashikin Ab Manan and Puteri Rohani Megat Abdul Rahim

• Main Authors: Ab Manan, Nor Ashikin, Megat Abdul Rahim, Puteri Rohani
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Unit for Research and Intellect Application (UfoRIA) 2009
• Subjects: Malaysia; Language. Linguistic theory. Comparative grammar
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13831/1/PRO_NOR%20ASHIKIN%20AB%20MANAN%20A%2009.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13831/; http://www.uforia.edu.my
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

Although there are some similarities in the syntactic structures of Malay and English, there are a lot more differences than there are similarities between the two languages. Therefore, it is expected that first language interference would be one of the sources of errors in the writings of Malay stu...