ERRORS IN THE USE OF PREPOSTIONS BY UZBEK LEARNERS OF ENGLISH AND WAYS TO OVERCOME THEM
Keywords:
errors, prepositions, Uzbek learners, postpositions, prepostional errors, .Abstract
The research is an attempt to investigate prepositional errors by Uzbek learners on English usage. Prepositional rules in English language are inconsistent; that is certain prepositions can be applied in one form, but not in another. More so, prepositions are polysemous. Thus, Uzbek learners often become frustrated when they have to determine prepositional meanings and when to use them appropriately. The research is guided by the following objectives; identifying prepositional related errors in learners' composition and describing the errors. The study concludes that prepositional errors are more of lexical errors since they affect the meaning of the entire sentence. Thus, the study recommends that learners should be taught rules of prepositions systematically and that a revision of course books should provide specific rules that may lead to proper acquisition of prepositions.
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