IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Literature
Vol 7, No 2 (2019): IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Litera

The Acquisition Order of Past Tenses: An Interlanguage Analysis

Muhammad Ahkam Arifin (Institut Parahikma Indonesia, Indonesia)
Suryani Jihad (Institut Parahikma Indonesia, Indonesia)
Sri Mulyani (Institut Parahikma Indonesia, Indonesia)
Hardiani Ardin (Institut Parahikma Indonesia, Indonesia)
Nurwahida Nurwahida (Institut Parahikma Indonesia, Indonesia)

Article Info

Publish Date
31 Dec 2019

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the hypothesis that there appears a systematic order of the acquisition of past tenses. It is claimed that irregular past tense verbs are acquired earlier than regular past tense verbs. In comparison to the acquisition of irregular and regular past verbs, the acquisition of the past copula be forms `was` and `were` is believed to take place much earlier. To test this hypothesis, the data were collected from forty-six students who were asked to write an essay with a minimum of 250 words to get data of the use of past tenses. The findings reveal partial support for the hypothesis, suggesting that the universal order of morpheme acquisition may not be a stable phenomenon.

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IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Literature
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Abbrev

ideas

Publisher

Institut Agama Islam Negeri Palopo

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

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IDEAS Journal is published twice a year in the months of June and December (P-ISSN 2338-4778 and E-ISSN 2548-4192); it presents articles on English language teaching and learning, linguistics, and literature. The contents include analyses, studies and application of theories, research report, ...