Type of Work: MA Thesis

Author: Aslani Malayeri, Homeyra.

Title: A Contrastive Analysis of Persian and English Adverbs and

         English Speakers’ Difficulties in Learning the Persian

         Adverbs. 

         /moqayese-ye qeyd dær zæban-ha-ye farsi væ ’engelisi væ

         bærresi-ye moškelat-e ’engelisizæbanan dær færagiri-ye

         qeyd-ha-ye farsi/.

Advisor: Dr. Seyyed Mohammad Ziahosseini.

University: Shahid Beheshti.

Faculty: Literature and Humanities.

Department: Persian Language and Literature.

Date: 2001.

Number of pages: 180.

Language: Persian.

Subjects: Adverbs, Grammatical Problems, Contrastive Analysis,

                Errors.

Abstract: The objectives: (1) compare and contrast English and Persian adverbs, (2) predict learners’ difficulties in learning Persian adverbs, and (3) familiarize teachers and learners with grammatical problems during teaching and learning.  Has 4 chapters.  Chapter 1 introduces the topic and the research design.  Chapter 2 reviews the theories, stages and the methods of contrastive analysis.  Chapter 3 contrasts different types of adverbs in Persian and English.  Chapter 4 depicts the results and conclusions.  This study shows that not only do the differences pose difficulty in learning, but also the similarities can bring about problems and errors.