ESP STUDENTS AND THE MYSTERIES OF ENGLISH WORD ORDER
ESP STUDENTS AND THE MYSTERIES OF ENGLISH WORD ORDER

Author(s): Lenka Slunečková
Subject(s): Language studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Syntax, Lexis
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Czech; English; word order; translation; ESP;
Summary/Abstract: The paper is based on a research project carried out at the University of Economics, Prague, which attempts to show the problems students face when producing and interpreting English texts which are connected with the different functions of word order in English and in Czech. In both English and Czech, some issues were found which may lead not only to difficulties in understanding the text but to more or less significant changes in meaning. The students’ awareness of these issues appears to be very low. As academic and technical texts require a high level of precision, we believe it should be paid more attention in ESP teaching at university level.

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