Problems of Learning Syntactic Behavior of Ergative Verbs in English Language

Shokhista Karshieva

doi:10.2024/s3qwdj60

Authors

Shokhista Karshieva Independent researcher of Samarkand state institute of foreign languages Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2024/s3qwdj60

Keywords:

Ergative verbs, syntactic alternation, transitivity, second language acquisition, intransitive construction

Abstract

This thesis examines the syntactic behavior of ergative verbs in English, highlighting the challenges which learners face due to their dual transitive and intransitive functions. It explores linguists’ perspectives on the complexities of these verbs and offers pedagogical approaches, such as explicit instruction and task-based learning, to address these issues in language acquisition.

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