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Les transferts positifs et négatifs entre le tchèque et le français : le cas des prépositions françaises sur et sous
French With the Use of the Prepositions Sur and Sous

Author(s): Iva Dedková
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Applied Linguistics, Philology
Published by: Филолошки факултет Универзитета у Бањој Луци
Keywords: French; Czech; prepositions sur and sous; positive/negative transfer;

Summary/Abstract: This paper examines the positive and negative transfer between Czech and French, with a specific focus placed on the French prepositions sur and sous and their Czech counterparts. First, we present selected constructions and formulate a few hypotheses concerning their acquisition. Subsequently we discuss the results of a language survey, including an experimental task focused on the use of the two prepositions, which was conducted among Czech university students of French in the spring of 2019. Finally, we analyse and highlight some interesting details and determine the positive and negative transfers between both languages in this area.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 21
  • Page Range: 36-54
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: French