Luận Văn An analysis of nouns formed by suffixes in English - A case study of the textbook &quot Solutions -

Khóa luận tốt nghiệp năm 2013
Đề tài: An analysis of nouns formed by suffixes in English - A case study of the textbook "Solutions - pre-intermedite"




TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
PART 1: INTRODUCTION 1
1. Rationale 1
2. Scope of the study . 1
3. Aims of study 2
4. Methods . 2
5. Design of the study 2
PART II: DEVELOPMENT 4
Chapter 1: Literature Review.
1.1. Morphemes 4
1.1.1. What is a morpheme? . 4
1.1.2. Types of morphemes. . 5
1.2. Words. 7
1.2.1. What is a word? . 7
1.2.2. Types of words. . 9
1.3. Noun-forming suffixes in English. 9
1.3.1. Suffixes forming nouns from verbs. . 10
1.3.2. Suffixes forming nouns from adjectives. . 12
1.3.3. Suffixes forming nouns from nouns. 14
Chapter 2: Practical Background
2.1. An overview on the textbook “Solutions – pre-intermediate”. 20
2.2. Common problems facing students in understanding the texts. 20
2.2.1. Survey questionnaires with students at levels 3 and 4. . 20
2.2.2. Findings. 21
Chapter 3: An analysis of nouns formed by suffixes in 10 selected texts
3.1. “Do goodies wear hoodies?” . 27
3.2. “Surfing superstar!”. 30
3.3. “Monowi. Population:1” . 31
3.4. “A British Spy” . 33
3.5. “Gift – giving in Britain” . 35
3.6. “The joy of txt” . 37
3.7. “Thanksgiving in the USA” . . 39
3.8. “Wave power” . 40
3.9. “Sasser” . 42
3.10. “William Shakespeare” 43
Chapter 4: Application of the study
4.1. Comments on the use of nouns formed by suffixes. 45
4.2. Some suggestions for English non-majors in reading the texts. 46
PART III: CONCLUSION . 48
References . 49
Appendices: .50
Survey questionnaire 1 .50
Survey questionnaire 2 .52




PART 1: INTRODUCTION
1. Rationale
Nowadays, English is used in the world as the global language. There are
more and more people learning it. In the process of learning English, there are
many problems facing learners. One of those problems is associated with
affixes especially suffixes.
Firstly, English is an inflectional language in which words are formed by
affixes. For English learners, affixes especially suffixes usually cause
confusions. In order to have deep understanding and avoid confusion, suffix
researching is very necessary.
Secondly, the textbook for Haiphong Private University‟s non-majors namely
“Solutions – pre-intermediate” by Tim Falla and Paul A Davies (2007), like
any other text books includes a great number of texts using nouns formed by
suffixes. The students of English levels 3-4 usually get trouble when they use
this textbook. It is also motivating for me to fulfill this graduation paper.
Suffixes in English are an interesting topic which has attracted a large number
of language researchers and students. However, my graduation paper just
focuses on nouns formed by suffixes so it will be detailed and helpful for
English non-major at Haiphong Private University. It is the reason why this
paper is called “An analysis of nouns formed by suffixes in English – A case
study of the textbook “Solutions – pre-intermediate” has come into existence.
2. Scope of the study
Noun formation is so large and difficult that my graduation paper cannot
cover all kinds of noun formation; it only focuses on nouns formed by
suffixes especially derived nouns. The most typical suffixes used to form
nouns will be analyzed. There are 10 selected texts from the textbook
“Solutions – pre-intermediate” and I will analyze them to find problems and
give solutions to English non-majors at levels 3, 4.
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3. Aims of study
Nouns formed by suffixes are an extremely difficult topic and it is easy to be
confused. Being aware of this fact, my graduation paper is aimed at:
- Giving a clear analysis of nouns formed by English suffixes in ten
typical texts.
- Help students avoid problems or misunderstanding about nouns formed
by suffixes in reading the texts.
- Help students have an insight into English vocabulary to be able to use
it effectively in communication.
4. Methods
In order to understand nouns formed by suffixes in English, these following
methods are used in the studying process:
- Questionnaires: Questionnaires will be given to both teachers and
students at levels 3, 4 non-majors to collect the data on their problems
and difficulties when they use the textbook “Solutions – preintermediate” to serve the study.
- Materials analysis: The author of this study will read different reference
books to find and collect needed information and analyze them to
contribute to the study.
5. Design of the study
This paper provides a clear organization consisting of three main parts, which
are: introduction, development and conclusion. There are five small parts in
Part I – Introduction namely: Rationale, Scope of the study, Aims of the
study, Methods of the study and Design of the study. Part II – Development
includes four main chapters such as Literature Review, Practical Background,
An analysis of nouns formed by suffixes in 10 selected texts and Application
of the study. In chapter 1, there are three small parts, which are
“Morphemes”, “Words and types of words” and “Noun-forming suffixes”. In
these subdivisions, some knowledge about morphemes, words, noun -forming
suffixes will be presented. Chapter 2 is “Practical background” with two small
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parts: An overview on the textbook “Solutions - pre-intermediate” and
Common problems facing students in understanding the texts. Chapter 3 is
called “An analysis of nouns formed by suffixes in ten selected texts”, chapter
4 is called “Application of the study”. The last part is Part III - Conclusion
which summarizes the main points of the study and suggests ideas for further
study.




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