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HOMONYMY-RELATED ERRORS: A CASE STUDY AMONG ENGLISH MAJORED SOPHOMORES
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Homonymy is an essential feature of the English language. It
often causes confusion and miscommunication for EFL
learners. This study examines common difficulties second-
year English majors at the Foreign Languages Department
(FLD) encounter when using and understanding homonyms
in learning and communication. A mixed-methods approach
combined qualitative and quantitative analyses through
document review, test-based questionnaires, and structured
interviews. The results show that the most frequent errors
include mispronouncing homographs, misspelling
homophones, and misunderstanding the meanings of full
homonyms. These errors mainly result from the complexity
of homonymy, differences between English and the learners'
native language, and the learners' limited knowledge of
vocabulary, grammar, and context. The findings provide
insights into these challenges and suggest ways to improve
students' vocabulary learning and overall language skills.
Keywords: Homonymy; homonyms; full homonyms;
homophones; homographs pronunciation errors; spelling
errors; vocabulary learning; language interference..
Title: HOMONYMY-RELATED ERRORS: A CASE STUDY AMONG ENGLISH MAJORED SOPHOMORES
Description:
Homonymy is an essential feature of the English language.
It
often causes confusion and miscommunication for EFL
learners.
This study examines common difficulties second-
year English majors at the Foreign Languages Department
(FLD) encounter when using and understanding homonyms
in learning and communication.
A mixed-methods approach
combined qualitative and quantitative analyses through
document review, test-based questionnaires, and structured
interviews.
The results show that the most frequent errors
include mispronouncing homographs, misspelling
homophones, and misunderstanding the meanings of full
homonyms.
These errors mainly result from the complexity
of homonymy, differences between English and the learners'
native language, and the learners' limited knowledge of
vocabulary, grammar, and context.
The findings provide
insights into these challenges and suggest ways to improve
students' vocabulary learning and overall language skills.
Keywords: Homonymy; homonyms; full homonyms;
homophones; homographs pronunciation errors; spelling
errors; vocabulary learning; language interference.
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