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The Iraqi Learners’ Acquisition Order of Epistemic and Deontic Modal Verbs | ||
| Al-Ma'mon College Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 0, Issue 18, 2018, Pages 1-26 | ||
| Author | ||
| Nafila Sabri | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This paper investigates Iraqi learner’ acquisition of modal verbs . In order to evaluate their hierarchical order of acquisition , a questionnaire is used to test the students’ mastery of this structure at the recognition level . Forty students from Third Year Classes / English Department / Al-Ma’moon University College , participated in this study . Those students have taken an extensive course related to the structure under study and are supposed to have studied modal verbs in different school years. The findings of the study show that the performance of the students was variable since all the learners used would which expresses offer whereas they failed to express deduction which is represented by using must which received a low rate 18% of correct answers. This is a very low percentage in comparison with other modal verbs . In addition , the sequence of their acquisition is represented hierarchically , showing some of the reasons behind the difficulties the students face throughout their way to learn the modal auxiliary verbs . | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Epistemic and Deontic | ||
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