of difficulty by the grammatical or phonological features. The most difficult level to learn is ‘over-differentiation (level4)’ and ‘split (level5)’.
The ‘over-differentiation’ means that a new item entirely, bearing little if any similarity to the native language item, must be learned such as definite/indefinite article, There construction, Relative nouns and aspect of the verb. In
Form:
am/is/are + going to + VERB
Will + verb
Uses:
For a future plan
For a voluntary action
For a promise
For a prediction
Ex) Most of my classmates are going to go to Hawaii.
Ex) Will you carry this bag?
Ex) I will send you a postcard.
Ex) consumers will spend more on electronic good.
- To-infinitivals are marked by the word to
- When a to-infinitival contains a subject,
→ it also contains the clause subordinator for.
[For John to lose his temper like that] is highly unusual.
We can’t afford [for everyone to travel business class].
SUBJECT
EXTRAPOSED SUBJECT
EXTRAPOSED OBJECT
INTERNAL COMP OFVERB
COMP OF PREPOSITION
ADJUNCT IN CLAUSE
To turn ba
Positive yes/no questions(Portuguese and Arabic)
Voce mora perto daqui?
You live near here?
Do you live near here?
Hal juri:du an jaku:na ta:dziran
Does he wants to be a merchant?
Does he want to be a merchant?
→Evidence for the developmental acquisition of English questions
NEGATIVE YES/NO QUESTIONS(Korean, Japanese, and Hausa)
Ne ol swu-eps-ni?
너 올 수 있니?
“Can’